US proposed banning apps that support digital yuan payments

May 27, 2022

US proposed banning apps that support digital yuan payments

According to senators, operations with e-CNY can give the Chinese government access to Americans’ confidential data

Circle urged the Fed to abandon the issue of the digital dollar

May 26, 2022

Circle urged the Fed to abandon the issue of the digital dollar

The issuer of the USDC stablecoin believes that CBDC can slow down the development of new technologies and negatively affect the private sector of stablecoins

Bank of Russia accelerated the development of the digital ruble because of sanctions

May 26, 2022

Bank of Russia accelerated the development of the digital ruble because of sanctions

The launch date for the pilot project has been moved from 2024 to 2023

PayPal announced blockchain and all types of cryptocurrency integrations to its system

May 24, 2022

PayPal announced blockchain and all types of cryptocurrency integrations to its system

In particular, the company intends to work with central bank digital currencies

SWIFT srtarted testing international payments in CBDCs

May 22, 2022

SWIFT srtarted testing international payments in CBDCs

The initiative aims to link national digital currencies into a global system

​ECB allowed the possibility of issuing the digital euro by 2026

May 17, 2022

​ECB allowed the possibility of issuing the digital euro by 2026

Testing of the national cryptocurrency in EU countries will start in 2023

South Korea to institutionalize cryptocurrencies by 2024

May 12, 2022

South Korea to institutionalize cryptocurrencies by 2024

This year, the administration under new President Yoon Suk-yeol will develop a draft for the “Digital Asset Basic Act.”

​IMF denied Russia’s ability to circumvent sanctions with cryptocurrencies

Apr 21, 2022

​IMF denied Russia’s ability to circumvent sanctions with cryptocurrencies

The head of the organization, Kristalina Georgieva, said that monitoring compliance with Western sanctions against the Russian Federation has not weakened

​More than 11 000 people participated in the public discussion on the release of the digital euro

Apr 20, 2022

​More than 11 000 people participated in the public discussion on the release of the digital euro

Most of the respondents do not agree with the concept of CBDC as a new payment system

​7 more banks to join the testing of the digital ruble

Apr 18, 2022

​7 more banks to join the testing of the digital ruble

The Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina has said that financial institutions are now completing the preparatory stage of their IT systems

​Fed has begun studying the advantages of the digital dollar for payment systems

Apr 14, 2022

​Fed has begun studying the advantages of the digital dollar for payment systems

The regulator explained that CBDC will not replace other forms of money, but will complement them

​US has begun developing a prototype to study the digital dollar

Apr 13, 2022

​US has begun developing a prototype to study the digital dollar

The Project Lithium prototype will test whether the US market infrastructure will be able to support the Fed-issued digital currency for daily payments