Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank Has No Plans for a Digital Currency: Report

The Swiss National Bank tested the feasibility of CBDCs in 2020.

News  ·  26 June 2021

Bank of France, Swiss National Bank Begin Cross-Border CBDC Experiment

The banks will experiment with cross-border settlements of two wholesale CBDCs and a French digital financial instrument on a distributed ledger technology platform.

News  ·  10 June 2021
CBDCs

Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows ‘Feasibility’ for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says

A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results.

News  ·  3 December 2020
Bank of England

6 Central Banks Form Digital Currency Use Case Working Group

The working group will pool research into CBDCs.

News  ·  21 January 2020
News

Swiss Central Banker: Bitcoin ‘More Investment Than Currency’

The chairman of Swiss National Bank said yesterday that he sees bitcoin more as an investment than a currency.

Markets  ·  24 November 2017
News

Swiss Central Banker: Blockchain Turning Finance ‘On Its Head’

Swiss National Bank president Thomas Jordan says the central bank is in discussions with regulators and other central banks about blockchain.

Business  ·  27 September 2016