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Brazil’s Central Bank plans to treat transaction data from its central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure, called Drex, as a direct input for setting the country’s interest rate benchmark. Central bank executive Henrique Videira said on June 4 at the…
South Korea’s newly elected president Lee Jae-myung has vowed to legalize spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and launch a national KRW-backed stablecoin, which could turbocharge crypto adoption across Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Lee, a liberal firebrand an…
RBI unveils FY26 goals: CBDC expansion, AI in finance, cyber resilience, and improved customer protection. The post RBI Annual Report 2024-25: What is The Central Bank’s Agenda For FY26? appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
RBI’s 2025 report shows digital rupee use surging past Rs 1,016 crore, with new features and fintech partnerships. The post Digital Rupee Circulation Jumps to Rs 1,016.5 Crore in 2025: RBI Report appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
The digital euro is the EU’s response to systemic risks from the rising crypto adoption since rules like MiCA are not enough to address them, the Bank of Italy’s governor said.
India is preparing to release a discussion paper on crypto assets, influenced by the IMF and FSB, amid growing global acceptance spurred by the US's evolving stance. This comes as the nation considers regulatory frameworks and stakeholder input, with no rush …
At the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nigel Farage, the leading candidate in the UK’s upcoming general election, announced a plan to establish a Bitcoin reserve within the Bank of England if he assumes office. During a fireside chat with Frank Corva on…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to broaden the reach of its digital rupee pilots by introducing new use cases and features for both its retail (e₹-Retail) and wholesale (e₹-Wholesale) central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to the central ba…
Stablecoins are not just a tech innovation, but an increasingly vital pillar of US fiscal stability, argues GlobalData analyst Blandina Hanna Szalay
The RBI reported a surge in e-rupee circulation to Rs 1,016 crore by March 2025, with pilots expanding to 17 banks and 60 lakh users. Cross-border CBDC pilots are being explored, alongside enhanced features like programmability for targeted benefits, aiming t…
MUMBAI: The balance sheet of the RBI increased to Rs 76.25 lakh crore, aided by nearly 33 per cent gains in foreign exchange transactions, as of March 2025, leading to a bumper Rs 2.7 lakh crore dividend to the central government, said the central bank’s annu…
RBI reports 334% increase in E-rupee circulation, explores CBDC programmability, cross-border pilots, and ULI platform expansion.
India is preparing to release a discussion paper on crypto assets, influenced by the IMF and FSB, amid growing global acceptance spurred by the US's evolving stance. This comes as the nation considers regulatory frameworks and stakeholder input, with no rush …
The rise in cost from last year’s ₹5,101.4 crore is mainly due to increase in indent for printing of banknotes, according to the RBI’s annual report
Bilateral cross-border CBDC pilots with select countries are being ‘actively explored’, and progress has been made in finalisation of the roadmap, technical aspects and use cases