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The blockchain technology landscape is shifting in Austria, with public institutions and private firms experimenting with the tech.

The Bank of England will launch a yearlong joint research project with MIT, which is already working with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Bank of Canada.

Speech by Mr Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, at the France Payments Forum "The Europe of banking and financial services" – Paris Europlace – France Innovation, Paris, 24 March 2022.

BIS’s multi-CBDC project focused on qualitative benefits and trialled small-scale cross-border transfers

The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is generating more questions than answers as the multinational banking institution weighs in the tec

But John Williams, Cecilia Skingsley and Perry Warjiyo warn such systems must be better regulated

The experimental CBDC platform proved that the design approaches used to address three major issues of access, jurisdictional boundaries and governance were effective.

Qatar is exploring use cases of introducing a CBDC, including all aspects, the pros and cons of the digital currency as well as digital banking.

The central bank is expected to set a direction for its future focus soon, particularly on various fintech verticals.

Policymakers in Moscow are scrambling to rethink their approach to digital currency as one of several means of protecting the increasingly isolated economy.

Although the Bank of Canada still has no plans to issue a Central Bank Digital Currency, it has accelerated its research on such a project.

Yao Qian predicted that Web3 will reorganize the organizational form and business model of the internet economy and offer a level playing field for all.