Central Banks

SWIFT is already being used to connect more than 11,500 banks and funds across 200 countries, making it a potentially excellent candidate for becoming the standard for cross-border CBDC settlements

Applicability of a digital Kenyan shilling is being weighed up by the country’s central bank, which is requesting public feedback

The CBDC project has now moved into its second phase where various additional functions including offline payments will be tested

The move marks a turning point in CBDC infrastructure development, demonstrating to the rest of the world that such moves could prove useful to the traditional banking and financial sector.

Hong Kong’s central bank is seeking public feedback on its intended regulation of payment-related stablecoins.

Dr. William White sits down with Jack Farley to explain his fear of the central banks making a serious policy error by looking at the past, the present, and what could be our future.

On the role of central banks: “caution yet confidence”, says Denis Beau. CBDCs are not a panacea, and should not be allowed to harm commercial banks.

Jeff Snider & Emil Kalinowski dive into debunking central banking myths, explaining the effects of the past on our current time, and more in this week’s episode of On the Margin.

Guest Robert Breedlove is a bitcoin philosopher with a focus on exploring freedom, sovereignty, philosophy, economics from first principles.