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Sweden's Sveriges Riksbank Begins Testing Its Blockchain-Powered Central Bank Digital Currency

Sweden's Sveriges Riksbank Begins Testing Its Blockchain-Powered Central Bank Digital Currency

Sweden’s Riksbank announced that it had started testing an e-krona, taking one step closer to the release of a central bank digital currency.

Swedish Central Bank Completes Second Phase Testing of E-Krona

Swedish Central Bank Completes Second Phase Testing of E-Krona

The Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, said it completed the second phase of the e-krona test, known as the e-krona, ready to be integrated into the banking network and facilitate transactions.

Riksbank's Final Report on e-Krona Explores Offline Payment Solutions

Riksbank's Final Report on e-Krona Explores Offline Payment Solutions

Sweden's Riksbank concludes its e-Krona pilot, highlighting the development of offline payment technologies like "shadow wallets" and payment cards.

Six Central Banks Form Working Group to Assess Central Bank Digital Currencies

Six Central Banks Form Working Group to Assess Central Bank Digital Currencies

Six central banks around the world have come together to create a working group to share experiences on use cases on central bank digital currency (CBDC). With significant expertise in exploring digital currencies, these six central banks are the Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central bank, Sveriges Riksbank in Sweden, and the Swiss National Bank, and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS).

Six Leading Central Banks to Brainstorm the Issuance of Digital Currencies in Mid-April

Six Leading Central Banks to Brainstorm the Issuance of Digital Currencies in Mid-April

The leaders of six major central banks are scheduled to meet in mid-April to conceptualize on creating their own digital currencies as they can be instrumental in substituting the digital yuan or Facebook’s Libra.

Bank of Japan Sets Up New Research Team For Digital Yen CBDC Development

Bank of Japan Sets Up New Research Team For Digital Yen CBDC Development

Japan’s central bank has recently revealed that it has created a new team to research on Central Bank Digital Currencies.

South Korea’s Central Bank Launches Central Bank Digital Currency Pilot Program in Case of Future Necessity

South Korea’s Central Bank Launches Central Bank Digital Currency Pilot Program in Case of Future Necessity

South Korea’s central bank recently announced that it has launched a pilot program assessing the issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Bank of Korea has stated that there are no immediate plans to launch a CBDC, however, the pilot program will allow the central bank to be prepared in the future if the changing market conditions require its issuance.

Bank of Japan Testing Digital Yen CBDC

Bank of Japan Testing Digital Yen CBDC

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has just announced that it will begin experimenting with a Digital Yen, its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to test its technical application and feasibility.

Japan Will Include Central Bank Digital Currency in Honebuto Economic Plan

Japan Will Include Central Bank Digital Currency in Honebuto Economic Plan

The Japanese Government has continued its acceleration towards a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and is set to include its consideration in its formal economic plan.

Argentina’s Central Bank Set to Prove Non-Crypto Use Cases of Blockchain Technology with its New Clearing System

Argentina’s Central Bank Set to Prove Non-Crypto Use Cases of Blockchain Technology with its New Clearing System

The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) is now looking to test a blockchain-based clearing system to be used by the country’s major financial institutions. The aim of the blockchain clearing system is to provide efficiencies for fiat payments and enable them to be more reliable and to provide end-to-end traceability.

Dutch Central Bank Aims to Play Leading Role in Developing CBDC in Europe as Part of Plan to Become Increasingly Digital

Dutch Central Bank Aims to Play Leading Role in Developing CBDC in Europe as Part of Plan to Become Increasingly Digital

The Dutch central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank made an announcement in its bulletin, saying that it aims to become the world leader in the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The report highlighted that the topic of CBDC has gained more public exposure in the Netherlands than in “several other euro area countries for several reasons.”

Facebook’s Libra Could Do to the Payment Sector What Elon Musk's SpaceX Did to the Space Industry, Binance Research Reveals

Facebook’s Libra Could Do to the Payment Sector What Elon Musk's SpaceX Did to the Space Industry, Binance Research Reveals

Libra has released its updated whitepaper, marking several significant changes towards providing individual stablecoins for major fiat currencies, including USD, EUR, GBP, and Libra Coin.

Visa Crypto Executive: CBDC is the Most Important Trend for Future of Money

Visa Crypto Executive: CBDC is the Most Important Trend for Future of Money

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) could be the most important payment trend in development with the most profound effects on our systems of payment and money issuance according to Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of cryptocurrency.

CBDCs Gain Traction Amid Fears of Coronavirus-Contaminated Banknotes, The Economist Survey Uncovers

CBDCs Gain Traction Amid Fears of Coronavirus-Contaminated Banknotes, The Economist Survey Uncovers

In a survey conducted by The Economist and Crypto.com, it found that consumers generally had more trust in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), rather than decentralized cryptocurrencies.

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