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Opinion | Five Questions About Money to Ponder in 2026
Stablecoins had their ChatGPT moment in 2025. Payment tokens that were until now used mostly by crypto traders are raring to go mainstream, and not just in the US, where they got regulatory blessing through the Genius Act.
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Anti-CBDC Bill Cleared by House Financial Services Committee in US: Details
Republican lawmakers, led by Tom Emmer, are pushing the "Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act," aimed at preventing financial surveillance of US citizens through central bank digital currencies.
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BRICS' Move to Introduce Digital Assets Platform for De-Dollarisation Sparks Criticism from Trump
Over the weekend, Trump warned BRICS nations, including India, to prepare for a 100 percent increase in tariff rates if they persist in efforts to diminish the US dollar's role in the global economy.
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RBI Governor Highlights Need for Faster Remittance Settlements Amid Advancing eRupee Trials
Speaking about the eRupee CBDC, RBI Governer Shaktikanta Das emphasised that it plays a key role in India's "world-class digital public infrastructure" (DPI), which has enabled the creation of various digital financial products. He highlighted that developing protocols like the eRupee is essential for enabling real-time, cost-effective cross-border...
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Central Bank Digital Currency Momentum Shows Growth, Study Shows
The research by the US-based Atlantic Council think-tank published on Tuesday showed that all G20 nations are now looking into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as they are known and that 44 countries in total are piloting them. That is up from 36 a year ago and is part of a global push by authorities to respond to declining cash usage and th...
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SWIFT Plans to Launch New Central Bank Digital Currency Platform Within Next Two Years
SWIFT, the global bank messaging network, plans to launch a new platform that will connect central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to the existing finance system within the next two years. Its existing network is usable in over 200 countries and connects more than 11,500 banks and funds.
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BRICS Nations Plan to Create Payment Network Backed by Digital Currencies in Quest of De-Dollarisation: Report
The BRICS group is planning to develop a digital payment network, backed by digital currencies. The aim is to bring a wave of de-dollarisation into effect.
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E-Rupee CBDC Said to Hit RBI Target of 1 Million Daily Transactions by End of 2023
Indian banks disbursed some employee benefits through the digital rupee in December, helping the Reserve Bank of India meet its target of one million daily transactions by end-2023, three sources directly familiar with the development said.
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PayPal Launches US Dollar Stablecoin for Financial Payments, Transfers
Payments giant PayPal said on Monday it has launched a US dollar stablecoin, becoming the first major financial technology firm to embrace digital currencies for payments and transfers. While stablecoins have been around for years now, they are yet to successfully make headway into the mainstream consumer payments ecosystem.
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North Korean Hacker Group Said to Have Targeted Several US Crypto Firms
A North Korean government-backed hacking group penetrated an American IT management company and used it as a springboard to target an unknown number of cryptocurrency companies, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The hackers broke into Louisville, Colorado-based JumpCloud in late June and used their access to the company’s system...
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Reserve Bank of India Calls on More Lenders to Take Part in Pilot for Retail Digital Rupee: Report
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on a wider set of lenders to take part in pilot programmes using the central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it tries to increase transactions, three bankers told Reuters on Wednesday. Currently, large state-owned and private lenders, including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Ko...
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"Aim To Increase E-Rupee Transactions To 10 Lakh Per Day": RBI Deputy Governor
At present, the number of CBDC or e-rupee transactions stands at about 5,000 to 10,000 a day.
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Genesis Creditor Gemini Sues Parent Company Digital Currency Group, CEO
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, the largest creditor of bankrupt crypto lending firm Genesis, sued parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO, the day after DCG missed the exchange's deadline for agreeing to a restructuring deal for the venture capital firm's troubled unit. DCG and Gemini, two prominent players in the crypto industry, ...
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EU Set to Take Next Steps for Launch of Digital Euro, Will Publish Proposal for Legal Framework
EU will publish a proposal on Wednesday that will be the legal foundation on which the ECB could launch a digital euro. The project has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists. Critics question the need for a digital euro and banks warn of major risks.
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IMF Working on New Central Bank Digital Currencies Platform to Enable International Transactions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to enable transactions between countries, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday. She added that CBDCs should not be fragmented national propositions and that to have more efficient and fairer transactions interoperability i...
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Opinion | Five Questions About Money to Ponder in 2026
Stablecoins had their ChatGPT moment in 2025. Payment tokens that were until now used mostly by crypto traders are raring to go mainstream, and not just in the US, where they got regulatory blessing through the Genius Act.
-
Anti-CBDC Bill Cleared by House Financial Services Committee in US: Details
Republican lawmakers, led by Tom Emmer, are pushing the "Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act," aimed at preventing financial surveillance of US citizens through central bank digital currencies.
-
BRICS' Move to Introduce Digital Assets Platform for De-Dollarisation Sparks Criticism from Trump
Over the weekend, Trump warned BRICS nations, including India, to prepare for a 100 percent increase in tariff rates if they persist in efforts to diminish the US dollar's role in the global economy.
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RBI Governor Highlights Need for Faster Remittance Settlements Amid Advancing eRupee Trials
Speaking about the eRupee CBDC, RBI Governer Shaktikanta Das emphasised that it plays a key role in India's "world-class digital public infrastructure" (DPI), which has enabled the creation of various digital financial products. He highlighted that developing protocols like the eRupee is essential for enabling real-time, cost-effective cross-border...
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Central Bank Digital Currency Momentum Shows Growth, Study Shows
The research by the US-based Atlantic Council think-tank published on Tuesday showed that all G20 nations are now looking into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as they are known and that 44 countries in total are piloting them. That is up from 36 a year ago and is part of a global push by authorities to respond to declining cash usage and th...
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SWIFT Plans to Launch New Central Bank Digital Currency Platform Within Next Two Years
SWIFT, the global bank messaging network, plans to launch a new platform that will connect central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to the existing finance system within the next two years. Its existing network is usable in over 200 countries and connects more than 11,500 banks and funds.
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BRICS Nations Plan to Create Payment Network Backed by Digital Currencies in Quest of De-Dollarisation: Report
The BRICS group is planning to develop a digital payment network, backed by digital currencies. The aim is to bring a wave of de-dollarisation into effect.
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E-Rupee CBDC Said to Hit RBI Target of 1 Million Daily Transactions by End of 2023
Indian banks disbursed some employee benefits through the digital rupee in December, helping the Reserve Bank of India meet its target of one million daily transactions by end-2023, three sources directly familiar with the development said.
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PayPal Launches US Dollar Stablecoin for Financial Payments, Transfers
Payments giant PayPal said on Monday it has launched a US dollar stablecoin, becoming the first major financial technology firm to embrace digital currencies for payments and transfers. While stablecoins have been around for years now, they are yet to successfully make headway into the mainstream consumer payments ecosystem.
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North Korean Hacker Group Said to Have Targeted Several US Crypto Firms
A North Korean government-backed hacking group penetrated an American IT management company and used it as a springboard to target an unknown number of cryptocurrency companies, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The hackers broke into Louisville, Colorado-based JumpCloud in late June and used their access to the company’s system...
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Reserve Bank of India Calls on More Lenders to Take Part in Pilot for Retail Digital Rupee: Report
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on a wider set of lenders to take part in pilot programmes using the central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it tries to increase transactions, three bankers told Reuters on Wednesday. Currently, large state-owned and private lenders, including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Ko...
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"Aim To Increase E-Rupee Transactions To 10 Lakh Per Day": RBI Deputy Governor
At present, the number of CBDC or e-rupee transactions stands at about 5,000 to 10,000 a day.
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Genesis Creditor Gemini Sues Parent Company Digital Currency Group, CEO
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, the largest creditor of bankrupt crypto lending firm Genesis, sued parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO, the day after DCG missed the exchange's deadline for agreeing to a restructuring deal for the venture capital firm's troubled unit. DCG and Gemini, two prominent players in the crypto industry, ...
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EU Set to Take Next Steps for Launch of Digital Euro, Will Publish Proposal for Legal Framework
EU will publish a proposal on Wednesday that will be the legal foundation on which the ECB could launch a digital euro. The project has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists. Critics question the need for a digital euro and banks warn of major risks.
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IMF Working on New Central Bank Digital Currencies Platform to Enable International Transactions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to enable transactions between countries, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday. She added that CBDCs should not be fragmented national propositions and that to have more efficient and fairer transactions interoperability i...
