A fight over banning a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) nearly derailed the defense bill. Learn what a CBDC is and why it ...

As the momentum for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) builds globally, one crucial issue remains unresolved, with significant implications for sovereignty and privacy: Who will control the ...

The government’s move comes after the United States passed the GENIUS Act, raising concerns that Canada might fall behind in ...

Norway delays a digital krone as Norges Bank backs its secure payment system and expands tokenisation research.

Central Bank Digital Currency adoption is accelerating as 137 countries representing 98% of global GDP actively explore digital currencies. With major CBDC pilots expanding across Europe, China ...

The Bank of Canada will only approve high-quality stablecoins that are fully backed and pegged 1:1 to a central bank currency ...

Norges Bank concludes that “introducing a central bank digital currency is currently not warranted” after assessing whether such a move would help ensure that paying with the Norwegian krone remains ...

The digital euro project may reopen the debate about whether Sweden should introduce its own central bank digital currency ...

From Algeria to Zimbabwe, governments are pushing forward with central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. In fact, it’s even occurring here in the United States. According to the Human Rights ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. By Elise Gordon, Contributor Central bank digital ...

Despite former president Donald Trump’s strong pledge to block central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) earlier this year, several central banks around the world are pursuing the contentious digital ...

Norway's central bank does not currently recommend the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), but may do so ...