Martin C W Walker In October 2020, the Bahamas launched its central bank digital currency (CBDC), called the “sand dollar”. The sand dollar project has been greatly praised, described by...
Martin C W Walker The physical cash issued by central banks is one of the most private forms of money, but most central banks are looking at the feasibility of...
Nikou Asgari Société Générale is set to launch its own stablecoin on a cryptocurrency exchange, becoming the first big bank to offer digital tokens tracking the price of...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to seek a judicial review of a decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to deny its petition for new rules in the digital...
BRICS Pay is a joint venture between the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) that was launched in 2018 by the BRICS Business Council among...
A new paper by authors (Sami Ben Naceur ; Bertrand Candelon ; Selim A Elekdag ; Drilona Emrullahu) at the IMF examines how the growing presence of FinTech firms...
Bitcoin mining company DEMAND has announced today the world’s inaugural Stratum V2 mining pool, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine “Currently, DEMAND exclusively caters to solo...
Ravi Menon, managing director of Monetary Authority of Singapore, speaks during the Singapore FinTech Festival in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The festival runs through Nov. 17. Lionel...
Digital Canadian Dollar Public Consultation Report Forum Research, in collaboration with the Bank of Canada, conducted an online public consultation to gather community views and preferences from across Canada...
Treasury select committee highlights concerns over data privacy and increased possibility of bank runs Kalyeena Makortoff The idea of creating a digital pound should not even be considered until...