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Central Bank of Uruguay to Study Digital Currency Implementation
12.9.2025
Uruguay is in the initial stages of studying the implementation of a digital currency as part of a restructuring process. Adolfo Sarmiento, the former manager of economic policy and markets, has been reassigned to oversee the project. Uruguay Jumps on the Digital Currency Bandwagon as Part...
Bolivia Readies for Launching International Settlement-Focused CBDC This Month
6.9.2025
The Central Bank of Bolivia announced that its national CBDC, the digital boliviano, will be launched later this month. The move is part of a push to modernize the Bolivian payment pipeline and offer a regulated option to counter other alternatives. Central Bank of Bolivia to Launch CBDC This Month...
CBDC debate continues in US as Congress returns from recess
5.9.2025
Lawmakers are faced with a choice to block the creation of a US digital dollar due to privacy concerns, though critics argue the fight is more about politics
ECB Pushes Digital Euro to Enhance Strategic Autonomy, Counter Foreign Stablecoins
5.9.2025
On September 4, 2025, ECB Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone addressed the European Parliament, advocating for a digital euro to strengthen Europe’s payment system resilience and strategic autonomy. Speaking in Brussels, Cipollone highlighted the digital euro’s role in reducing reliance...
Digital Euro a Necessary Tool During Major Disruptions, Says ECB
4.9.2025
A Eurozone CBDC could provide business continuity in the event of a cyberattack on banks or other payment providers
Asia Morning Briefing: Stablecoins Offer Beijing What e-CNY Can’t in Cross-Border Use, Economist Says
28.8.2025
Dollar dominance thanks to stablecoins is pushing China to explore stablecoins, but capital controls limit the project to Hong Kong’s offshore renminbi market, where liquidity is thin
EU Accelerates Digital Euro Plans, Considering Ethereum and Solana for Public Blockchain Implementation
22.8.2025
European Union officials are accelerating plans for a digital euro in response to the recent passage of a stablecoin law in the United States, which has raised concerns about the competitiveness of a European digital currency. The U.S. Congress approved legislation overseeing the $288 billion...
US House adds CBDC ban to massive defense policy bill
22.8.2025
The House slipped a provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital currency into a nearly 1,300-page bill on defense policy
US House adds CBDC ban to massive defense policy bill
22.8.2025
The House slipped a provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital currency into a nearly 1,300-page bill on defense policy
US House adds CBDC ban to massive defense policy bill
22.8.2025
The House slipped a provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital currency into an almost 1,300-page bill on defense policy
Ripple Director: Latam Is Leading the World’s Crypto Discussion
15.8.2025
Isabel Longhi, Director of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs for Latin America at Ripple, remarked on the region’s relevance to the crypto industry. She explained that Ripple wants to be part of the regulatory changes and also noted how CBDC projects have slowed down in Latam. Ripple Director...
Crypto for Advisors: Asian Stablecoin Adoption
14.8.2025
Examining South Korea’s tightly controlled CBDC approach versus Japan’s open stablecoin framework, and what these shifts could mean for investors
Pakistan Enlists Japanese Help in CBDC Endeavor
14.8.2025
Soramitsu, a Japan-based blockchain developer, will help the government of Pakistan build its central bank digital currency effort, after having been involved in similar projects. The Pakistan CBDC pilot is being implemented with offline payment capabilities in mind. Japan-Based Soramitsu Enlisted...
Brazilian Drex CBDC Drops Blockchain to Launch Next Year
9.8.2025
According to local media reports, the Brazilian central bank had to abandon the decentralized element of the CBDC to deliver a solution in 2026, in part due to the immaturity of the privacy solutions presented. Brazilian CBDC to Ditch Blockchain in Effort to Launch in 2026 The Central Bank...
Pierre Poilievre Reaffirms Stance Against Canadian CBDC
7.8.2025
Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre once again slammed plans by the Bank of Canada to create a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a video published Sunday where the 46-year-old politician can be seen answering questions from constituents in an intimate setting. In the video,...
With South Korea's CBDC Plans Dead, KakaoBank Joins Stablecoin Gold Rush
7.8.2025
The online lender joins a growing wave of Korean fintechs eyeing stablecoin issuance after the government scrapped its CBDC pilot in favor of private-sector alternatives
A Hit to Digitalization: Cash Is Still Very Much Alive and Relevant for EU Citizens
5.8.2025
A recent report prepared by ECB officials found that cash has maintained its relevance even in the EU, with predictions of a cashless society failing to materialize. While cash usage has been slowing down in the payments arena, its adoption has grown in other ways. Study Finds Cash Is Still...
Will Ripple Power the Digital Dollar? XRP Army Thinks So
3.8.2025
After the White House published its latest digital asset report—and U.S. crypto czar David Sacks chimed in—speculation lit up X. A wave of users wholeheartedly believe the digital dollar might end up running on Ripple’s XRP Ledger, pointing to the firm’s stablecoin progress and key alliances...
Anti-CBDC bill could curb Fed’s power over digital dollar, sponsor says
28.7.2025
The US House of Representatives will be in recess for the month of August, but the Senate still has a week of business to address two crypto bills before breaking
Anti-CBDC bill could curb Fed’s power over digital dollar, sponsor says
28.7.2025
The US House of Representatives will be in recess for the month of August, but the Senate still has a week of business to address two crypto bills before breaking