Bank of Thailand Launches Digital Currency Pilot Project
The Bank of Thailand launched a project to pilot test its CBDC payment system with the largest building material provider in the country. The Bank of Thailand announced that it…
The Bank of Thailand launched a project to pilot test its CBDC payment system with the largest building material provider in the country. The Bank of Thailand announced that it…
In the aftermath of disappointingly slow COVID-19 stimulus payments, Congress hears testimony on using digital dollars to upgrade the U.S.’s legacy financial infrastructure. On June 11, the Congressional Fintech Task…
Lithuania’s central bank is one month away from minting money too advanced for nearly anyone to use. That’s because Lietuvos Bankas’ upcoming coinage is no pocket change or banknote –…
The French central bank has announced the first successful test of a digital euro. Per a May 20 announcement from Banque de France, France has become the first country to…
Raiffeisen Bank International is extending collaboration with Polish-British fintech Billon for a new form of DLT-based national currency tokenization. While global jurisdictions are progressing with central bank digital currencies, private…
Another Japanese lawmaker has publicly called for the swift development of the digital yen. The head of the banking and finance systems research commission at Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, Kozo…
A member of the United States Federal Reserve’s board of governors has signalled that the institution is more open to the idea of central bank digital currency than previously. Lael…
A draft of India’s national strategy on blockchain and distributed ledger technology suggests a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital Indian rupee, and a national blockchain. The National Institute…
Ruling party lawmakers in Japan are reportedly working on a proposal to issue a national digital currency, Reuters reports on Jan. 24. This appears to be a response to fears…
China already leads race to create its own digitized money. The central banks of Britain, the eurozone, Japan, Canada, Sweden and Switzerland will share experiences in a new group headed…