Japan’s finance ministry is reportedly planning to launch an expert panel in April to assess the feasibility of issuing a digital yen, according to...

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) represent a transformative development in the financial industry, as a growing number of countries rapidly progress from theoretical considerations...

A recent study conducted by the analytics company Juniper Research estimated that payments via central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could reach $213 billion...

By Amaka Nwaokocha Chinese social media platform WeChat has incorporated the digital yuan in its payment app to boost the CBDC’s popularity. WeChat,...

Chinese social media platform Wechat has introduced support for the state-backed digital yuan in its popular payment app. Over a billion users will...

Executive Summary: According to the Atlantic Council’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) tracker, 114 countries are exploring a CBDC. Among them, 39 countries are...

Shenzhen city, China’s southeastern metropolis that connects the mainland to Hong Kong, has started to issue digital yuan hard wallets to Hong Kong tourists...

A cryptocurrency researcher and former CIA analyst believes the United States government’s relatively slow start on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) development may result...

The crypto biosphere is new on the horizon as China becomes a blockchain technology pioneer. While the United States fixates on taming the “rogue...

The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology reportedly approved the launch of the National Blockchain Technology Innovation Center.  It will be based in the...

Despite its ongoing crackdown on crypto, China continues to embrace blockchain technology — up to the point of launching the National Blockchain Technology Innovation...

Over the course of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Chinese central bank distributed an amount of its digital currency (CBDC) worth millions of...