Bundesbank: digital euro targets payment sovereignty threats from US, China – Ledger Insights
In a recent interview, Bundesbank board member Burkhard Balz spoke about his view on the need for a…
Brazil’s DREX CBDC project pivots away from blockchain, tokenization – Ledger Insights
Last week during a presentation at the Blockchain Rio event, Brazil’s central bank Governor Gabriel Gallipolo spoke about…
Is the ECB warming to stablecoins? – Ledger Insights
In a blog post, “From hype to hazard: what stablecoins mean for Europe”, Jürgen Schaaf, a European Central…
Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act shouldn’t prevent wholesale CBDC, tokenized reserves – Ledger Insights
The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act alongside legislation for stablecoins (GENIUS Act) and crypto…
ECB updates status of digital euro work – Ledger Insights
The European Central Bank has published its third progress report on its work on the digital euro, its…
Basel Bids for Asia Digital Dominance as US Debates ‘Crypto Week’
As the US debates key cryptocurrency legislation in what has been dubbed “crypto week” by lawmakers there, Disruption…
Reserve Bank of Australia plans wholesale CBDC trials on public and private DLTs – Ledger Insights
Project Acacia is an Australian initiative to support the settlement of tokenized transactions using stablecoins, tokenized deposits or…
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Synergy: How Private Stablecoin Development Services Are Evolving in 2025
In 2025, the landscape of digital finance is undergoing one of the most profound transformations since the advent…
ECB’s interim solution for wholesale DLT settlement will take more than a year – Ledger Insights
In February the European Central Bank announced plans for a two track Eurosystem solution to enable the wholesale…
ECB’s Lagarde tells EU parliament that digtal euro law urgent – Ledger Insights
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde urged the European parliament to move quickly to provide legislation for the…
The Digital Currency Monetary Authority (DCMA) Launches An International Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
(MENAFN– Crypto Breaking) WASHINGTON, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Today, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings…
IMF seen as overstretched in expanding its work, including digital currency – Ledger Insights
Today the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded that newer IMF policy areas…