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A decision on ‘Fedcoin’ should be independent of action taken by China, says David Andolfatto

Speech by Mr Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at a joint conference by RiskLab at Arcada, Bank of Finland and European Systemic Risk Board, held at Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1 July 2021.

Speech by Ms Christina Segal-Knowles, Executive Director for Financial Markets Infrastructure of the Bank of England, at the Westminster eForum Policy Conference, 10 June 2021.

“While I believe in the power of new technology, we also need to manage its impact on our economy and society,” said Rishi Sunak.

Spain’s oldest active political party is reportedly looking to create a public digital currency.

Beijing's rail transit service now accepts digital yuan for subway rides through an integration with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

Hong Kong will begin study on retail CBDCs and work with PBoC on e-CNY in the next year

CBDCs: Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) introduces international challenge for developing CBDC solutions.

Speech by Mr Hyun Song Shin, Economic Adviser and Head of Research of the BIS, on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting, Basel, 29 June 2021.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is seeking new retail CBDC solutions with a new global challenge offering cash prizes and expert digital currency mentorship.

Though Randal Quarles said there was a "legitimate and strong regulatory interest in how stablecoins are constructed and managed," a U.S. dollar-pegged coin could help provide support for its fiat counterpart.

A meta blockchain project says its new take on decentralization offers unlimited scalability and direct peer-to-peer transactions.

The European Central Bank should rely on public-private cooperation for issuing a digital euro, an exec at BBVA’s digital regulation team said.

John Williams responded to a presentation from Mark Carney, the former head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, about the potential for issuing central bank digital currencies.