European Central Bank

KfW bank issues digital bond using ‘Trigger Solution’

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9 September, 2024

KfW bank issues digital bond using ‘Trigger Solution’

German state-owned investment and development bank KfW has issued its second bearer digital bond, following the €100 million ($110 million) first issuance in

Germany’s DekaBank issues digital bond in ECB’s wholesale digital euro trial

Finance

Steve Kaaru

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17 July, 2024

Germany’s DekaBank issues digital bond in ECB’s wholesale digital euro trial

DekaBank issued the ‘crypto’ security on its SWIAT blockchain infrastructure, with the buyer—Metzler Bank—making the payment in the wholesale digital...

Finance

Gavin Lucas

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16 July, 2024

Israel postpones CBDC launch

After successful pilots and collaboration with the Bank of International Settlements, BOI Deputy Governor Andrew Abir said it was waiting...

ECB tests blockchain, multiparty computation in enabling liquidity matching

Finance

James Field

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12 July, 2024

ECB tests blockchain, multiparty computation in enabling liquidity matching

The ECB experimentation was for the region's CBDC, the digital euro, and is an attempt to bring more use cases...

ECB issues first digital euro ‘preparation phase’ progress report

Finance

James Field

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1 July, 2024

ECB issues first digital euro ‘preparation phase’ progress report

The European Union is a step closer to realizing its vision for an EU-wide CBDC with its first comprehensive update,...

Eurosystem announces 48 participants in DLT trials

Finance

Gavin Lucas

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26 June, 2024

Eurosystem announces 48 participants in DLT trials

For the upcoming trials in July, DLT operators, comprising 48 private firms, will pilot cross-border and PvP transactions in an...

DLT and CBDCs can save central banks’ business model: ECB

Finance

Steve Kaaru

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15 May, 2024

DLT and CBDCs can save central banks’ business model: ECB

Members of the European Central Bank’s governing board called on central banks to increase the pace of tech exploration as...

ECB announces seven new digital euro rulebook workstreams and calls for expert assistance

Business

James Field

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22 March, 2024

ECB announces seven new digital euro rulebook workstreams and calls for expert assistance

The ECB is establishing seven new ‘workstreams’ to develop the digital euro rulebook, and experts in payments infrastructure and architecture...

European Central Bank seeks feedback on latest draft of digital euro rulebook

Business

James Field

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8 January, 2024