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Modernizing the US Dollar for the Future of Digital Networks
🇺🇸 USA - Digital Currency News - Source
The Digital Dollar Project advocates for the modernization of the U.S. dollar to maintain its global prominence in the digital economy. The initiative explores digital dollar instruments like stablecoins and tokenized deposits, driven by private sector innovation and public-private collaboration, to enhance the dollar's efficiency, security, and accessibility.
Could Digital Currencies Lead to the Disappearance of Cash from the Market?
🌐 IMF - CBDC News - Source
An IMF working paper examines the potential for digital currencies to displace physical cash in a two-sided market involving merchants and customers. Numerical simulations suggest that the success of a new digital currency depends on a large-scale launch, but even unsuccessful attempts could disrupt existing payment systems and potentially eliminate cash.
Swiss National Bank Annual Report 2024
🇨🇭 Switzerland - CBDC News - Source
The Swiss National Bank publishes their Annual Report of 2024, covering their past and future plans for CBDCs. Beyond the ongoing Helvetia pilot, the SNB is also exploring alternative models for settling tokenised assets, including linking with the existing Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) system and using private, bankruptcy-protected token money backed by central bank money.
The Digital Euro: Maintaining the Autonomy of the Monetary System
🇪🇺 Eurozone - CBDC News - Source
In a recent speech, an ECB Executive Board Member re-iterates the goals of the digital euro initiative. The digital euro is seen as crucial for preserving the monetary autonomy of Europe, ensuring the effectiveness of monetary policy, and fostering a more resilient and competitive payment landscape within the euro area and globally.
S. Korean Pilot with 100,000 Participants to Launch
🇰🇷 South Korea- CBDC News - Source
The Bank of Korea (BOK) is set to launch a three-month real-world transaction experiment combining tokenized deposits and wCBDC, as soon as this month. The trial will involve seven major banks and 100,000 participants, who can convert their bank deposits into tokenized deposits to make payments at various online and offline merchants.The wCBDC will be used for interbank settlement.
Namibia to Continue CBDC Project Despite IMF Recommendations
🇳🇦 Namibia - CBDC News - Source
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) moves forward with its retail CBDC project despite skepticism from the IMF. The BoN is exploring the potential of CBDCs to improve financial inclusion and streamline cross-border payments, though challenges remain.
Kyrgyzstan Gold-backed Stablecoin
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan - Stablecoin News - Source
Kyrgyzstan has officially launched USDKG, a gold-backed stablecoin fully backed by the government. This decision marks a shift in the nation's focus from developing a CBDC to exploring asset-backed digital alternatives, aiming to build trust with gold reserves and offer a more stable alternative to fiat-backed stablecoins.
MNB Publishes Student Safe Whitepaper
🇭🇺 Hungary - CBDC News - Source
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) publishes a whitepaper on their retail CBDC pilot project, Student Safe. The pilot aims to promote financial inclusion and digital literacy among 8-14 year olds, offering a free, secure digital payment solution, allowing users to manage electronic money accounts and make transactions. The central bank's suspension of the app's public operation in February 2025 is a temporary measure to assess the next steps.
Fast Payments and Financial Inclusion in LAC
🌐 BIS - Fast Payments News - Source
A new report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) highlights the potential of fast payment systems (FPS) to promote financial inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. With 15 countries in the region already implementing FPS, the report finds that digital payments can increase access to accounts, credit, and savings, and reduce informality.
BCB Releases Technical Report for DREX Phase 1
🇧🇷 Brazil - CBDC News - Source
The Central Bank of Brazil publishes a technical report on the first phase of its DREX digital currency pilot, highlighting the need for further investigation to ensure the platform meets privacy, data protection, and security requirements. The Central Bank opts to not include new cases in the second phase of the Drex Pilot at this time.
Preliminary Design for Digital Shekel System
🇮🇱 Israel - CBDC News - Source
The Bank of Israel completes a high-level design for its proposed digital shekel. The design document outlines the key features and architecture of the system, including plans for wide public access, interoperability, and enhanced privacy compared to existing digital payments. The Bank is now seeking public feedback.
Bank of PNG Completes Digital Kina PoC
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - CBDC News - Source
The Bank of Papua New Guinea, in collaboration with Japan's METI and fintech company Soramitsu, successfully completes a Proof of Concept for the country's retail CBDC, the Digital Kina. The initiative aims to enhance payment systems and improve financial inclusion across Papua New Guinea.
Open Source CBDC
🇪🇺 Digital Euro Association - CBDC News - Source
Co-chaired by our Hubert Knapp, the Digital Euro Association's latest report delves into the role of open-source software (OSS) in CBDC development. The report highlights the benefits of OSS, including transparency, innovation, and cost efficiency, while also addressing challenges such as governance gaps, security vulnerabilities, and reputational risks.
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Chavanette Advisors are a trusted partner for central banks and financial services provider seeking to provide clients with smooth access to central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDC). As an integral part of our CBDC Adoption Services, we provide strategic insights and guide you through the CBDC adoption & systems integration process.
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The Alpha Knowledge Platform (αLP) is your ultimate resource and knowledge base for Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the financial technologies powering the Digital Economy.

Let αLP be your one-stop-shop for staying informed on CBDC progress, be the primary source for accessing key research papers and articles, and be your guide through this exciting once in a lifetime transformation of the financial ecosystem.

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Central Banking 4.0 Studio


With the rapid development of CBDCs globally, effective design and usability testing are crucial for ensuring implementation and organizational readiness.

Central Banking 4.0 Studio allows you to build and test prototypes for rapid CBDC design and usability testing. Designed specifically for central banks and their key stakeholders in CBDC testing.


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