Built to fall? As the CBDC sun rises, stablecoins may catch a shadow

Will central banks allow stablecoins to survive? Maybe as a financial instrument for the unbanked or they will be able to peacefully co-exist? There’s a ferment brewing with regard to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and most people really don’t know what to expect.

The Bank of Thailand Will Launch Retail CBDC Pilot Test in a Small Group by the End of This Year

The rise of digital currencies has attracted the attention of central banks around the globe.

Harvard Professor Rogoff: Central Banks, Governments Are ‘Way Behind the Curve’ in Regulating Cryptocurrencies

Harvard Professor of Economics and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kenneth Rogoff says central banks and governments are “way behind the curve” in regulating cryptocurrencies.

Australia’s Central Bank: Digital Assets Issued by Private Firms Could be Better Than CBDCs

Private companies are better at innovating and that is why they should issue digital tokens and not central banks, Philip Lowe opined.