Chinas central bank is preparing to strengthen oversight of its digital currency with the release of a new action plan ...

South Korea plans to distribute 25% of its 728 trillion won budget as deposit tokens by 2030, starting with EV subsidies in ...

Russia rolls out the digital ruble across state budgets and banks in 2026, setting phased mandates for lenders and retailers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about global business and investing in emerging markets. Most people who have heard about central bank digital currencies ...

Last week, Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) claimed that “Outside of China,” central bank digital currencies are “largely theoretical.” If only Casten were correct. As my colleague Nick Anthony points out, 10 ...

Beijing is upgrading its digital currency in response to the rise of stablecoins, but the goal is to create a fundamentally ...

While China has been ahead of the game when it comes to government-backed digital currencies, adoption has been slow.

The BRIC economies were hotly tipped to reshape the global financial landscape, but Brazil and Latin America’s potential has still yet to be realized. Could a new digital currency designed to work ...

China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), has unveiled a comprehensive action plan to elevate its central bank ...

The PBOC is seeking to add interest payments to e-CNY holders, to expand the national use of the digital yuan, while the US ...