CBDC

Ripple is starting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform which allows central banks, governments, and financial institutions to issue their own digital currency. The firm will also showcase a real estate tokenization product as part of Hong Kong Monetary Authority's e-HKD pilot. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for Ripple amid a global race to digital money.

18. Mai 2023

The state-level campaign against a U.S. digital dollar made its first foray into established law with Governor Ron DeSantis’ signature on Florida’s effort to block the use of virtual government-backed money in business transactions. But legal experts suggest the state’s effort is nonsensical and potentially harmful for the digital assets sector DeSantis said he’s trying to protect. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for Florida's central bank digital currencies (CBDC) "ban."

17. Mai 2023

Christopher Giancarlo, the former chair of the CFTC, also known as ‘Crypto Dad’ said the U.S. is resisting digitization of the dollar due to it being a threat to the country’s dominance over the traditional financial system. Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs are the future of money and countries that resist innovation will become irrelevant in the global financial landscape, said Giancarlo who is also the founder of the Digital Dollar Project. In a Word on the Block interview with Forkast Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau, Giancarlo expressed his disappointment over Washington’s hostility towards cryptocurrencies. His comments come in light of the recent enforcement actions against crypto by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

15. Mai 2023

A number of potential presidential candidates have recently taken a strong stance against central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). CoinDesk's Emily Parker, executive director of global content, discusses why the issue is likely to be a talking point during the upcoming presidential election and why privacy concerns are forcing some lawmakers to "sound the alarm."

5. Mai 2023

North Carolina's House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill prohibiting the state's agencies and institutions from accepting payments in central bank digital currencies (CBDC). "The Hash" panel discusses the latest on the digital dollar.

4. Mai 2023

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published a draft version of a potential landmark stablecoin bill, with proposals including a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies and a request to study a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Separately, derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is adding to its cryptocurrency offerings with daily expirations for bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) futures options contracts.

17. Apr. 2023

India's retail central bank digital currency (CBDC-R) architects are aiming to scale the user base of the digital rupee to one million users and have prioritized solving the challenge of creating an offline version, two people familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in India's retail and wholesale CBDC pilots.

6. Apr. 2023

In a recent report, Citi analysts suggest that the next influx of crypto adoption will be primarily driven by the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Ronit Ghose, Future of Finance Global Head at Citi, discusses the report saying, "we think CBDCs will be a trojan horse, it will be coming from the side or backdoor."

5. Apr. 2023

A recent report from Citi speaks to the promised potential of blockchain and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and how it will be measured in "billions of users and trillions of dollars." Citi Future of Finance Global Head Ronit Ghose discusses the future of CBDCs and digital finance, explaining why CBDCs are "going to be a Trojan horse."

5. Apr. 2023

Recently, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill aimed at blocking the Federal Reserve from creating a consumer-based central bank digital currency, or CBDC. The effort by the Texas senator adds to a similar state-level measure proposed earlier this month by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis breaks down how U.S. political parties might align on crypto.

31. März 2023