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Competition, private currencies and more will sit at the heart of the digital money revolution

Ram expects to add new members as currency mix develops

CBDC could follow if Project Helvetia succeeds, says national bank

Sunak’s task force must avoid misleading marketing

Can markets balance the interests of society and economy, or do official institutions need to step in?

Financial regulators should watch what is happening in China

Bitcoin undermined by large energy costs

Differing central bank mandates create particular problems

Hybrid approach brings traditional best practices into the digital assets space, co-creator tells OMFIF

Serving the unbanked requires collaboration

The effects of 2020 will persist and morph into new challenges in 2021. Digitalising even more aspects of our lives can help solve them.

UK, US, Europe and Japan are favouring a slow and steady approach to central bank digital currency

Advanced digital currency projects aren’t only limited to advanced economies

Embracing innovative technologies will increase access to and democratisation of capital markets.

2020 saw central banks’ plans for digital currencies ramp up several notches. This could be the year that theory turns into practice.

The race to issue a digital currency is on. Following the announcement of Libra (now