Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov took his country a step closer to issuing its own central bank digital currency Thursday, ...

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov has signed a constitutional law authorizing the launch of a central bank digital currency ...

After announcing an advisory relationship with Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the Kyrgyz Republic has approved a law ...

In a Roundtable discussion, Jeff Booth, Lyn Alden, and Perianne Boring warn that CBDCs could usher in financial surveillance — and explain why Bitcoin is a joyful act of resistance.

The Eastern European country of Belarus is reportedly set to roll out a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by next year.

Issuing a digital ruble is a government priority in Belarus and the plan is to have it ready by the end of next year, a ...

Belarus will launch CBDC by late 2026, first for businesses, then for the government and public, in partnership with Russia.

Central bank digital currencies have the potential to improve financial inclusion for women, but only if they are combined with a system that lowers multiple other barriers to their financial ...

Dr. Nir Yaacobi from the Digital Shekel team at the Bank of Israel shared that participants in the study were randomly ...

On April 2, 2025, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee passed the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, a bill introduced by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, by a 27-22 vote.

This content is contributed or sourced from third parties but has been subject to Finextra editorial review. Central banks worldwide are accelerating retail CBDC (central bank digital currency ...

Belarus plans to fully launch its CBDC, the digital ruble, by late 2026, as confirmed by the central bank and the Prime ...