The US lawmaker’s bill comes just weeks after Rep. Tom Emmer reintroduced an identical bill in the lower chamber of Congress. US Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill on March 26 to prohibit the Federal ...

The digital ruble will roll out nationwide on September 1. Muscovites can also top up transport cards using central bank ...

Stablecoin regulations have become the key focus of countries worldwide, led by the U.S. Major private institutions have either launched their stablecoin or have plans to launch in the coming months.

Cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoin and Ethereum) are digital-native assets on public blockchains. There is no issuer, no ...

Kazakhstan has launched a new pilot project with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) to showcase its programmability. Working with the Ministry of Finance, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) ...

Ahead of the Union Budget, India’s crypto debate resurfaces, moving beyond the outdated ban-vs-innovation binary.

On April 1st, at the KPMG offices in Tel Aviv, several dozen people gathered for a meeting of the “CBDC IL Forum” to hear representatives from academia, the Bank of Israel, and KPMG present findings ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With more than 90% of countries exploring, developing and implementing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a way to increase financial inclusion and lower the ...

The Y2K bug never melted the global grid, yet the panic-buying of flashlights and canned beans in the last months of 1999 was very real. Today, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could be playing ...

KakaoBank is preparing to enter South Korea’s fast-growing stablecoin sector, according to local reports. In its first-half earnings call on Tuesday, KakaoBank CFO Kwon Tae-hoon said the firm is ...

Bank Indonesia (BI) is advancing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project with a new model that integrates stablecoin mechanics, making the upcoming digital rupiah one of the world's first ...