SWIFT's take on unified ledgers, IMF's CBDC research and Brazil DREX vision. In the tokenization segment, Visa unveils a new tokenization platform that'll allow central banks and financial institutions to launch their own stablecoins.

An ECB research paper on CBDC adoption strategies and cross border CBDC projects in Asia. Another digital note from HSBC as a new report on the state of tokenization reveals surging trading volumes and a spike in experimentation.

Australia and Canada abandon retail CBDCs, as a new Atlantic Council report shows 44 countries are now piloting one. Meanwhile, HSBC buys and sells tokenized gold with the help of quantum-secure technology.

Doubts grow on whether the U.S. will ever launch a digital dollar—as Russia steps up efforts to make its digital ruble a mainstream payment method.

Russia's biggest bank is stepping up support for the digital ruble. Meanwhile, a new Citi report suggests demand for CBDCs among financial institutions is waning... and fast.

The Chinese-led mBridge protocol is making progress, with the second digital yuan payment transaction publicly recorded. India's CBDC program has five million users but no public transaction figures to share. Experimentation with tokenization is expanding across the region.

Bakong extends beyond Cambodia's borders. China's CBDC sets a $1 trillion annual transaction plan for e-CNY. The ECB is looking at B2B applications for the digital euro. Tokenization news with Euroclear's digital assets platform and Taurus

Apple opens NFC and SE. An association of German banks questions the value of the digital euro, while the only financial institution offering a wallet for Jamaica's CBDC claims it adds friction to the user experience.