Russia expects CBDC to take 5-7 years to scale. Starting 2025 earliest.

Swiss National Bank Chair reflects on wholesale CBDC pilots. Retail too risky

Clearstream to trial wholesale CBDC, trigger payments in ECB DLT tests

Zimbabwe switches to gold-backed ZiG currency, inspired by digital token

India’s CBDC wallet expanded to non-banks as volumes slow

First participants in ECB wholesale DLT trials dominated by Germany

Seven central banks in BIS Project Agora to tokenize cross border payments

Philadelphia Fed’s CBDC survey reveals surprising insights on privacy issues

Canadian research: CBDC, deposit competition hinders low anonymity for merchants

38 institutions join Swift’s CBDC connector second trials

BCG says e-HKD CBDC, tokenized deposits could add HK$160bn to GDP in Hong Kong

ECB outlines goals for DLT wholesale settlement trials

Sweden’s Riksbank finds offline CBDC viable but tricky

China produces CBDC guide for tourists in English

ECB calls for experts to participate in digital euro rulebook workstreams