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Christine Lagarde Makes It Official: European Central Bank Exploring Launch of Digital Currency

European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde has officially announced the launch of public consultations to explore the feasibility of…

November 2, 2020

Bank of Korea Officially Launches Advisory Group for Central Bank Digital Currency and Cryptocurrenices

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is ramping up efforts for the possible launch of a digital currency. The central bank…

June 15, 2020

Bank of France Announces Successful Test of Blockchain-Based Digital Euro

The Bank of France says it's successfully completed an initial test of a central bank digital currency based on blockchain…

May 20, 2020

Bank of England Exec Urges Focus on Digital Currencies As ECB Prez Christine LaGarde Issues Call to Action

The Bank of England’s chief cashier is urging support to explore the launch of an official digital currency. Sarah John,…

February 24, 2020

Cash-Free Sweden Begins Testing World’s First Digital Currency for Everyday Banking

Sweden is attempting to work out the technical challenges of issuing a central bank backed digital currency for everyday banking…

February 20, 2020

ECB Prez Christine Lagarde Says Central Bank Digital Currency Could Have Major Implications for the Financial Sector

In her first public remarks of the new year, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde affirms that the ECB is…

January 8, 2020

Bundesbank Prez Reveals Purpose of Experiment With Central Bank Digital Currency: Report

Jens Weidmann, president of Bundesbank, the central bank of Germany, argues that the world’s leading financial institutions are still not…

January 3, 2020

IMF Says Countries Eyeing Central Bank Digital Currencies Break Down Into Three Types

This year, Facebook became the indisputable giant that sounded the bell on building a cryptocurrency for the masses. Amid controversy…

December 30, 2019

The Central Bank of the Bahamas Introduces Digital Dollar

The Central Bank of the Bahamas is planning to introduce a digital version of the country’s national currency, the Bahamian…

December 27, 2019

Crypto Heavyweight Urges US Government to ‘Tokenize the US Dollar Immediately’

Crypto investor and Bitcoin supporter Anthony Pompliano says the US government should launch a digital version of the US dollar…

September 27, 2019