Europe’s wCBDC Project Pontes drops pilot label as it readies for September launch – Ledger Insights
Pontes, the first track of Europe’s DLT solution for wholesale central bank money and CBDC, plans to launch…
Crooks may prefer offline euro CBDC over cash, warns report – DL News
European lawmakers are racing ahead with a central bank digital currency.A digital euro would have online and offline…
BOJ explores tokenized central bank money as 2026 digital yen decision looms
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced expansion of its blockchain experimentation for settling central bank reserves, while highlighting…
EU lawmakers back digital euro as bloc races to bolster monetary sovereignty – DL News
European Parliament lawmakers on Tuesday backed a digital euro.The central bank digital currency would work online and offline.Europe…
Russia turns to digital ruble for Moscow Metro revamp ahead of September rollout – DL News
The digital ruble will roll out nationwide on September 1.Muscovites can also top up transport cards using central…
Bundesbank’s Nagel: central bank business models are changing
Central bank business models are being forced to change as the economy digitalises, Joachim Nagel, Deutsche Bundesbank governor,…
Bundesbank questions legality of bank deposit tokens – Ledger Insights
In the Deutsche Bundesbank’s July monthly report, the central bank explored digital money, including central bank money, tokenized deposits and stablecoins. While…
Digital Euro’s Future Unclear as Key Vote Approaches
A vote on the digital euro could come within the first half of 2026. However, it’s not clear…
BIS and central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland successfully test cross-border wholesale CBDCs
Project Mariana tested the cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale CBDCs. Successful trading and settlement of hypothetical euros,…
DLT fund platform IZNES simulates wCBDC usage with Banque de France – Ledger Insights
IZNES, the European UCITS fund platform that uses blockchain for record keeping, shared details about experiments during the…
International Monetary Fund spotlights XRP to solve cross-border payment inefficiencies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recognized XRP, the digital asset native to the XRP Ledger, as one…
Bundesbank: why it prefers trigger payments to token-based wholesale CBDC – Ledger Insights
It’s been two years since the Deutsche Bundesbank unveiled tests for a trigger solution to settle DLT securities transactions with central bank…