CBDC

Thomas Moser, Alternate Member of the Governing Board at the Swiss National Bank, discusses why central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) address counterparty risks of private stablecoins.

20 jan 2023

Last week, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the country’s stock exchange, SIX, successfully piloted the integration of wholesale CBDC settlement. Thomas Moser, Alternate Member of the Governing Board at the Swiss National Bank, joins CoinDesk's Christine Lee from Davos 2023 to discuss the Swiss central bank's CBDC trial and the outlook for digital money.

20 jan 2023

Carbonbase CEO Max Song shares insights into how retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) is being used inside China, among other things, to incentivize green action. Plus, he discusses challenges of a government CBDC.

20 jan 2023

Yulia Parkhomenko, Director of the Virtual Assets Department at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, along with Michael Chobanian, founder of Ukraine-based KUNA exchange, join "First Mover" live from the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and how the crypto industry can help. Plus, an update on the Ukraine central bank's CBDC project.

19 jan 2023

Ripple's SVP of Global Customer Success, and Managing Director for APAC and MENA, Brooks Entwistle, discusses the company's plans in 2023, emphasizing its growth outside of the U.S. Plus, he shares Ripple's approach to partnering with central banks around the world to develop CBDCs.

18 jan 2023

The Digital Dollar Project Executive Director Jennifer Lassiter discusses the status of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. and how it compares to other nations. "We're not the first out of the gate, but historically that's very on brand," she said.

18 jan 2023

Ripple's SVP of Global Customer Success, and Managing Director for APAC and MENA, Brooks Entwistle, joins "First Mover" to discuss the payment protocol's crypto and blockchain predictions for 2023, with a focus on the real-world utility from NFTs to CBDCs. Plus, the latest on the SEC lawsuit and Ripple's partnership with Solana and Global Blockchain Business Council to explore crypto-based solutions for climate change.

18 jan 2023

Responding to a new Bank of America report suggesting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have the potential to revolutionize global financial systems, The Digital Dollar Project Executive Director Jennifer Lassiter joins "First Mover" live from Davos 2023 to discuss the future of CBDC projects. Plus, key takeaways from The Digital Dollar Project's updated version of its white paper.

18 jan 2023

The People’s Bank of China included the country's digital currency in calculations of the amount of currency in circulation in December for the first time, with e-CNY representing 0.13% of cash and reserves held by the central bank. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDC).

11 jan 2023

"Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine...there's a real pickup in interest in wholesale central bank digital currency," said Josh Lipsky, senior director of The Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, discussing his CBDC outlook for 2023. Plus, he explains the differences between retail and wholesale CBDCs.

27 dec 2022