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Experts think US moving too slow in developing central bank digital currency

The former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair thinks the United States isn't moving fast enough in establishing a plan to modernize its payment system.

Bank of England

Bank of England: Crypto puts financial stability at risk

BoE's Deputy Governor for Financial Stability says crypto could threaten the financial system in an immediate manner.

eNaira

Nigerian Central Bank sets eNaira in motion

On Monday, the Central Bank of Nigeria launched the eNaira, its new digital currency.

Ghana

Ghana developing offline uses for its Central Bank Digital Currency

To promote its use in all segments of Ghanaian society, Ghana is developing offline capabilities for its upcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Central Bank of Nigeria

Nigerian banks integrate CBDC despite an e-Naira setback

A significant number of Nigerian Bank applications include the e-Naira feature, despite the delay in the e-Naira launch.

Facebook

Facebook's outage should give pause to CBDC projects

The world's most popular social network going down shows just how centralized social media has become, and resembles many of the same risks facing central bank digital currencies (CBDC).

digital currency

National Bank of Ukraine can now issue a digital currency

The National Bank of Ukraine will be able to issue their own digital currency based on a new law which also allows them to setup regulatory sandboxes to test payment services.

China

What is a central bank digital currency (CBDC)?

China is all-in on the digital yuan. But U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it could be "years rather than months" before the U.S. has any central bank digital currency (CBDC) ready.