Deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, Timothy Lane has recently claimed that the central-bank digital currency from Canada could be released sooner rather than later....
Standard Chartered’s CEO believes digital currencies are “inevitable” as both the private sector and government-backed entities will have leading roles in the adoption process. During a...
The development of the Chinese CBDC continues as the second-largest online retailer in the country has agreed to be the first virtual mall to use it....
Facebook, it is reported, could launch its long-awaited digital currency as early as January 2021 in the form of a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin. Central banks and regulators have...
In brief The Libra Association, which oversees Facebook’s digital currency initiative, has appointed Saumya Bhavsar as general counsel for the Libra Network, a subsidiary of the...