The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) said it had a breakthrough in enabling assets on distributed ledger technology networks, such as central...

In this issueCBDCs: Digital Down UnderBritain’s pound: Buck’s fizzlee-CNY: Crime doesn’t payFrom the Editor’s DeskDear Reader,When it comes to forecasting, some predictions are more...

In this issueDo Kwon: Whereabouts unknownThe Merge: A high, then a hangovere-CNY: Canberra callingFrom the Editor’s DeskDear Reader,“Fight or flight” is a threat response...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced a joint research project with the Bank of Israel (BOI) and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation...

The limited availability of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin was supposed to protect against inflation brought on by the incessant printing of money by governments...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in stages this fiscal year, T Rabi Shankar,...

The U.S. Federal Reserve and crypto markets rarely see things in the same light, but on one important development — the elevation of Lael...

In this issue Terra’s new moon: Houston, we have a problemCrypto markets: Is the worst over?China’s CBDC giveaways: Two birds, one stone From the editor’s desk Dear...

Blockchain data analysis platform Chainalysis has launched a set of free sanction screening tools. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the US take aim at China's digital yuan, or e-CNY, while Russian sanctions begin to highlight issues with financial sovereignty as hundreds of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian civilians are caught in the financial crossfire.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the federal government to research and develop a digital dollar in an executive order describing broader directives for a coordinated and comprehensive U.S. approach to digital assets. See related article: CBDC tracker shows U.S. falling further behind Fast facts “My Administration places the highest urgency on research and development […]