Saudi Arabia is the latest country to join a multi-country initiative for central bank digital currency (CBDC), amid increasing interest from the Gulf state in futuristic forms of money. The Bank for ...

While a decision has yet to be made, the Federal Reserve has been looking into the possibility of a central bank digital currency for several years. Bhaskar Chakravorti, dean of global business at The ...

WILMINGTON, DE — Marking a historic development in financial innovation, the American Federation Treasury has officially launched the American Federation Dollar (AFD), a gold-backed digital currency ...

The UAE government has conducted its first national transaction using the Digital Dirham, the nation’s central bank digital ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is moving its digital euro project to a preparation phase, which could pave the way for a "potential future decision" to issue one. Although a decision on whether to ...

The financial giant, whose shareholders include the Japanese government, will introduce “DCJPY,” a digital currency developed by a Japanese digital currency startup DeCurret DCP, Reuters reported. The ...

Russia is moving forward with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as President Vladimir Putin signed the digital ruble bill into law on July 24, according to an official government document. With ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday voted along bipartisan lines to advance legislation blocking the Federal Reserve from creating its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). Three Democrats ...

Former President Donald Trump expressed heavy skepticism about the security of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which he has vowed to block, in an interview released Friday, though he ...

The United Arab Emirates' central bank digital currency pilot has made its first transaction, reportedly completed in under ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's top regulatory official said on Friday the central bank is "a long way" from any decision on whether it would issue its own digital currency, and ...