New estimates project how much demand there will be for a digital euro. Plus, Tether launches a new tokenization platform, as BlackRock expands its tokenized fund to five new blockchains.

While the idea of a unified ledger is not new, a proposition coming from the ECB, alongside the much-hyped digital euro, suggests a big shift could be coming.

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.

There'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.

The 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

For all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. Kicking off with the digital euro — and a whitepaper was released this week that

U.S. Fed observing retail CBDCs of the Caribbean microstates. The ongoing active work on CBDC in Europe and doubts of Australians.

From 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.