Another U.S. state pushes for CBDCs to be banned — as a tokenization platform secures a crucial license for rolling out in the EU. Also in this issue: an overview of developments in China, Russia, and the EU central bank digital currencies.

Project mBridge suffers a huge blow as BIS exits the stage — as EU states express disquiet over the digital euro, and the U.S. Treasury eyes CBDCs replacing stablecoins.

The ECB issues a progress report on the digital euro, demand for the e-rupee sinks in India, while China integrates e-CNY in the insurance payment systems

ECB President Christine Lagarde casts doubt on a digital euro by 2027 — as China silently removes the 'pilot version' markings from its e-CNY application

Saudi Arabia is among the countries where de-dollarization is one of the objectives set for the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) projects.

A new currency for Zimbabwe plus the rest of the week's banking and CBDC news from Observers.

For all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. "Blockchain built for the real world," Celo, announced that real-world assets platform Centrifuge

For all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. This week it has been difficult to avoid the SEC's approval of 11