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Israel’s Central Bank Signals Improved Stablecoin Oversight as Digital Shekel Plans Advance
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said stablecoins can no longer be viewed as marginal, citing their trillion-dollar trading volumes and growing systemic risks.
Asia Morning Briefing: Hong Kong’s FinTech Week Belonged to Stablecoins, Not CBDCs
Once the future of digital money, central bank digital currencies barely featured this year as Hong Kong’s focus shifted to stablecoins and Brazil’s Drex pause showed how even early adopters are rethinking the model.
Kyrgyzstan Launches National Stablecoin, Sets Up Cryptocurrency Reserve: CZ
The country has also legally recognized its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital som, with plans to pilot government-related payments with it.
China Inaugurates Digital Yuan Operation Centre to Push CBDC Integration: Report
The initiative is intended to enhance settlement efficiency, and serve as building blocks toward a broader framework for e-CNY integration.
Digital Euro a Necessary Tool During Major Disruptions, Says ECB
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
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.
The Node: GENIUS, Clarity and a CBDC Ban
We’ve got a big week ahead of us in terms of U.S. crypto legislation, so I asked Katherine Dowling, general counsel at Bitwise, to give us a rundown.
Australia's Central Bank to Explore Developing Wholesale Tokenized Asset Markets
Issuance of pilot wholesale CBDC for testing the use cases will take place on different blockchain platforms, such as Hedera and R3 Corda.
Bank of Canada Identifies Technical Path for Retail CBDC in New Research Paper
The study outlines a viable system design for a Canadian digital dollar with high privacy and speed.
Bank of Korea Halts CBDC Project as Government Submits Stablecoin Bill: Report
The project had reached the stage of developing a pilot program together with participating banks.
