CBDCs
Swedish Bankers Air Concerns Over E-Krona Digital Currency Plan
While the Riksbank appears keen to launch the e-krona, bankers are worried about how the digital currency might affect their industry.
LCX Exchange Gets Licensed in Liechtenstein to Help Banks Create Their Own Digital Assets
LCX has been granted eight out of the 11 crypto-related licenses in Liechtenstein.
Ukraine Government Picks Stellar Development Foundation to Help Build National Digital Currency
The Stellar Development Foundation's work with Ukraine's government to digitize the hryvnia will officially launch this month.
Shenzhen to Double Digital Yuan Giveaway in China's Latest Lottery Test
The latest digital currency giveaway is aimed to gauge user experience ahead of an expected launch.
Crypto Dollars and CBDCs: The Battle to Come
The future of money will be a tussle between algorithmic and fiat-pegged stablecoins and central bank digital currency experiments.
CBDCs: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Almost 50 monetary authorities and central banks are researching and developing wholesale or retail CBDCs. What does 2021 hold in store?
Charting Asia’s Dominant Fintech Frontier
Asia looks poised to continue its trajectory towards digital dominance, says the co-founder of Zilliqa.
That Decoupling Sound: China, the US and a Year of CBDCs
This year China and the U.S. faced off over trade and technology bans. But the battle for monetary hegemony has just begun.
Central Banks Had to Up Their Money Game This Year – And They Did
Faced by the rise of stablecoins and other blockchain experiments, central banks had to rethink their roles in the world this year.
