Governments need CBDCs to improve financial inclusion among citizens
CBDCs bridge the 1.3 billion unbanked cash-digital divide. Governments must actively promote them as trusted, low-cost gateways to formal financial inclusion.
ECB targets summer for digital euro standards: Cipollone
The ECB’s Piero Cipollone said the central bank wants key technical standards for a possible digital euro locked in by this summer so banks and merchants can prepare for the rollout.
Ripple joins Singapore sandbox to test RLUSD in trade finance
Ripple joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s BLOOM initiative with Unloq to test RLUSD and XRPL for programmable cross-border trade settlement in Singapore.
Ethereum devs up security efforts with new ‘Post-Quantum’ team
The Ethereum Foundation-linked Post-Quantum team says while the quantum threat isn’t imminent, deploying a full solution without disrupting the network will take years.