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The world's third-largest consumer payment processor remains bullish on the adoption of CBDCs.

Uphold CEO JP Thieriot said that the nature of life in Latin America begs for use cases based on Bitcoin.

Nigeria has become the first nation in Africa to officially launch a CBDC.

Advisory board’s 30 members will advise on potential digital euro models

Keynote speech by Tara Rice, Head of Secretariat, Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures, at the fifth annual meeting of CEBRA's International Finance and Macroeconomics Program, 20 October 2021.

Central bank issues $1.2 million in retail CBDC after clampdown on private crypto

Burnt Ether stands at 608,567 ETH worth $2.089 billion since the London Hardfork or EIP 1559 upgrade went live on August 5.

Enterprise-focused blockchain platform Cypherium and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) this week released a joint white paper suggesting banks should potentially embrace crypto payments amid the emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and evolving competition from big tech companies. With other private-sector payment solutions are ready to take on

Chinese authorities are reportedly mounting pressure on McDonald’s as well as other American firms to expand their acceptance of the e-CNY

Central banks should not waste resource or risk “significant disruption” to the banking system

Japan’s central bank says CBDC could solve safety and interoperability issues, but is not the only option

Ghana is exploring the ability to carry out secure offline transactions for its Central Bank Digital Currency.

The Central Bank of France commissioned a trial involving the settlement of treasury bonds by using Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).

Euroclear says CBDC-driven system can plug into existing market infrastructure

Offline CBDC functionality will help bring financial services to Ghanaians who lack access to bank accounts or an internet connection.