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John Winchcombe

30 June 2025

5 min read

CBDC News

Finally, the US Senate has passed legislation about stablecoins after a number of years trying.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

28 April 2025

5 min read

As yet unsubstantiated rumours report that China is linking its digital renminbi cross- border payment system to the 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and six Middle East jurisdictions.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

28 April 2025

2 min read

Updates on a Digital Pound

The Bank of England (BOE) is in the design phase of work on a digital pound (DP). As part of this phase, it is conducting experiments and proofs of concept in collaboration with private- sector innovators and a range of stakeholders.

CBDC Studies, Reports

John Winchcombe

28 April 2025

2 min read

Digital Currency Conference Heads to Bangkok

Currency Research (CR) is hosting the 2025 Digital Currency Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, 28-29 May 2025. Nearly 200 delegates from central banks, financial institutions, fintechs, and technology providers from across the globe will come together to discuss the rapidly evolving digital currency landscape. Now in its 4th edition, the Digital Currency Conference was previously held in Mexico City (2022), Washington, DC (2023), and London (2024).

CBDC Events

John Winchcombe

26 March 2025

5 min read

CBDC News

Mark Carney is Canada’s new prime minister, chosen by the Liberal Party after the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

26 March 2025

3 min read

CBDC: a Solution in Search of a Problem?

An interesting Finextra article examines whether CBDCs are being planned without public support, the ‘solution in search of a problem’ conundrum. There are though, two distinct issues: the policy rationale (the fundamental problems a CBDC aims to address) and the use cases (why individuals might actually adopt it).

CBDC

John Winchcombe

26 March 2025

2 min read

Legal Developments Needed for a Token-Based CBDC

Account-based Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is not a radical departure from existing forms of money. While there is a need to amend and develop existing public law in the form of central bank and monetary law for CBDC, tokenbased CBDC represent a new form of money. The IMF has already written about account-based CBDC. It has now issued a paper on the private law framework needed for a retail token-based CBDC.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

28 Feb. 2025

5 min read

CBDC News

A recent survey has shown that the Israeli public is open to using a Digital Shekel. While 51% of respondents had either a high or intermediate interest in the digital currency, privacy did not rank as particularly important, and interest in the CBDC increased with age.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

28 Feb. 2025

4 min read

What’s in a Name?

A new paper by the European Money & Finance Forum (SUERF) examines the importance of words. It examines the words and language used to in current economic and policy discussions of these developments in digital money and payments because their use is causing confusion.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

28 Jan. 2025

5 min read

CBDC News

OMFIF, in partnership with Giesecke+Devrient, is publishing a report in February exploring the factors contributing to the hesitation about launching a CBDC and what concerns central banks struggle with. In the report’s survey of central banks, 81% of respondents have issued or expect to issue a CBDC at some point, with 47% expecting to issue one within five years.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

26 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Public Lukewarm on New Zealand CBDC

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has published the results of its consultation on a possible CBDC. The consultation had the highest response rate of any RBNZ survey, with more than 500 individuals and groups writing in, as well as 18,000 online survey responses.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

23 Dec. 2024

3 min read

Technology Focus: Programmable Payments

Programmable payments are often talked about in the context of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), but they are possible with any digital payment. The Federal Reserve of Atlanta has written a useful blog explaining them.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Half-Time in the ECB’s Digital Euro Assessment

The European Central Bank (ECB) is half-way through its assessment work about whether to launch a CBDC. This has involved extensive consultation. It has published its second progress report on its preparation phase of a digital euro.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

20 Dec. 2024

2 min read

BI’s wCBDC Proof of Concept Results

Bank Indonesia (BI) has published a paper on a technical proof of concept (PoC) for a wholesale CBDC (wCBDC). BI had compared R3’s Corda enterprise blockchain and Ethereum-based Hyperledger Besu, but the report did not make a definitive choice at this stage.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

20 Dec. 2024

5 min read

CBDC News

Russia’s Ministry of Industry wants a two year transition before mandatory adoption of a digital ruble. It is concerned that the necessary infrastructure is not ready. It is currently planned to become mandatory for large retailers by July 2025.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

29 Nov. 2024

5 min read

CBDC News

The Deputy Governor of Norges Bank, Pal Longva, has said that Norway has ‘no urgency’ around its digital currency initiatives. Norway has completed four stages of CBDC investigation. It is now concentrating on applications of wholesale CBDCs in a fifth phase of work to be completed by the end of 2025.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

29 Nov. 2024

4 min read

Debating the Need for CBDC

The Digital Currency Conference took place in London in September this year, starting with a workshop focused on the Digital Pound. This spent time trying to establish the use cases that make a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) a necessity so that it is actually used. This is a recurring topic currently as central banks work through whether to introduce a CBDC.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

29 Nov. 2024

2 min read

Clear Thinking on CBDCs in Israel

At the Digital Currency Conference, the Bank of Israel (BOI) laid out its CBDC approach starting with looking at the rapid growth of digital payments as a proportion of all payments across the world. Cash may be holding up in absolute numbers but relative to the total, it is falling fast.

CBDC Country Profile

John Winchcombe

14 Oct. 2024

4 min read

Reflections on the Rise and Fall of CBDC

At the recent CBDC Conference in Istanbul a number of key themes emerged. That the given focus of this event, as its name indicates, is predominantly on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), these themes were in sharper contrast to the subsequent Digital Currency Conference in London, which had a broader remit.

CBDC Free Free

John Winchcombe

14 Oct. 2024

9 min read

CBDC News

The Bank of Canada is stepping back from a implementation of a CBDC.

CBDC

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CBDC News

CBDC News

Updates on a Digital Pound

Digital Currency Conference Heads to Bangkok

CBDC News

CBDC: a Solution in Search of a Problem?

Legal Developments Needed for a Token-Based CBDC

CBDC News

What’s in a Name?

CBDC News

Public Lukewarm on New Zealand CBDC

Technology Focus: Programmable Payments

Half-Time in the ECB’s Digital Euro Assessment

BI’s wCBDC Proof of Concept Results

CBDC News

CBDC News

Debating the Need for CBDC

Clear Thinking on CBDCs in Israel

Reflections on the Rise and Fall of CBDC

CBDC News

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