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...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has outlined potential use cases and providers for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with a pilot program...

Improvements have been implemented into China's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), often known as the digital yuan or eCNY. These upgrades have given the...

The digital yuan, also known as eCNY, has received an upgrade with smart contract functionality, according to a report by local cryptocurrency...

China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — the digital yuan, or eCNY — has received upgrades giving it smart contract functionality alongside a series...

A European Union-backed digital Euro will be introduced sometime in 2023, according to a top EU official. First reported by Politico, the European Commission’s (EC) finance chief Mairead McGuinness said that the EU will officially propose a bill that will serve as the legal foundation for a virtual version of the Euro early next year. […]

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China is testing out a central bank digital currency (CBDC) during the 2022 winter Olympics while the rest of the world still remains in a research and development phase. The digital yuan (eCNY) is currently being offered to athletes and foreign visitors to Olympic Village in Beijing, as well as cash or Visa cards. The […]

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Senator Pat Toomey, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, urges the Treasury and State Departments closely examine Beijing’s CBDC rollout during the Olympic Games. (Read More)