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Understand the digital yuan (e-CNY) and its global financial implications, as China's digital currency continues to influence international trade and economic policy.
Understand the digital yuan (e-CNY) and its global financial implications, as China's digital currency continues to influence international trade and economic policy.
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
China's residents get red envelopes in the e-CNY app, while polls show that 59% of Germans have never even heard of the digital euro. Also this week, a cool use case for tokenization.
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
ObserversThe 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
ObserversECB President Christine Lagarde casts doubt on a digital euro by 2027 — as China silently removes the 'pilot version' markings from its e-CNY application
ObserversChina's residents get red envelopes in the e-CNY app, while polls show that 59% of Germans have never even heard of the digital euro. Also this week, a cool use case for tokenization.
ObserversThere's new legislation designed to prevent a digital dollar from intruding on consumer privacy — with a report also revealing how central banks could enhance CBDC adoption.
ObserversGhana collaborates with the Monetary Authority of Singapore in moneytech. Digital yuan expands to Hong Kong while workers in the mainland convert their e-CNY salaries into cash. Also several bullish developments in the race to tokenize real-world assets.
ObserversRussian President Vladimir Putin, and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, have both spoken of their ambition for BRICS to launch its own global currency — potentially cutting the dollar out of the picture.
ObserversThe rise of Apple Pay and embedded finance in popular consumer products had long been a looming threat to legacy banks. Now, central banks were feeling the squeeze
ObserversFrom warnings about offline payments to concerns about scammers, here are this week's biggest developments in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) from around the world.
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