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I'd like to express my gratitude to the organisers for inviting me here today. It's an honour to deliver this speech at Goethe University. Of course, I wish I could have been in Frankfurt in person.

Report warns of potential “significant challenges” for financial stability and privacy posed by CBDC

Malaysia’s central bank recently completed a proof-of-concept for a CBDC with three other nations and may consider developing its own cross-border payment system using the blockchain.

"This does not mean the SNB is not interested in CBDC, but our focus is to look at the role that wholesale CBDCs could play," said Andréa Maechler.

Strong framing move by U.S. Representative Tom Emmer and a looming threat of another crypto ban in Asia: a digest of last week's top crypto policy stories is here.

The Caribbean country expects a nationwide CBDC rollout by the end of the first quarter of 2022.

A new report from EY highlights the need for a policy change for banks to overcome business uncertainties regarding digital assets.

While much research has examined the pros and cons of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), there has been less focus on the relative merits of CBDCs in particular economies or global regions. We attempt to fill that gap for the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) economies.

Project Helvetia’s second phase demonstrates integration of DLT with standard systems is possible

The United Kingdom’s Economic Affairs Committee has shared its views on the proposed plans by the country to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or digital Pound.

A new report highlights private-sector innovation and greater financial inclusion with CBDCs, but raises concerns around the descending hegemony of the U.S. Dollar.

New Year's address by Mr Juyeol Lee, Governor of the Bank of Korea, at the Bank of Korea, Seoul, 3 January 2022.

“We want to make sure that we do the requisite research on policy and technology so we're in a position to move forward if Congress decides it's important to be able to compete with China in this regard," said Lael Brainard.