The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been researching CBDCs. Its latest work found legal, regulatory, technical and operation issues that suggest an early launch of a CBDC is unlikely.

The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) has published a paper questioning whether the design of the digital euro could already be undermining its chances of success.

The CBDC Conference took place in Istanbul 12-14 September, with over 60 speakers, 40 central banks and 200 delegates meeting to consider the state of play for CBDCs.

Dr Wolfram Seidemann, CEO of G+D Currency Technology, pointed out at the company’s July Currency Technology Symposium that it’s not only about the resilience of the existing cash cycle, but it’s also about innovating the new cash cycle.

As noted in another article this month, the CBDC Conference took place in Istanbul 12-14 September. This article reports almost entirely on the central bank perspective on CBDCs, particularly the use cases justifying their use.

The Bank of Ghana recently briefed the Payments Canada Summit on its CBDC work, the eCedi.

Laos has trialled a digital currency, the Digital Lao Kip, working with Soramitsu, a Japanese fintech company.

The Bank of Canada (BOC) has issued a staff discussion paper examining whether or how CBDCs can deliver on the promise of financial inclusion in a cashless society.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has surveyed 86 central banks and found over half are conducting concrete experiments or piloting CBDCs.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published its second guide to creating a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). This edition focuses on a security and resilience framework to guide central banks through the critical task of creating a safe CBDC.