The Eurosystem will invite payment service providers to participate in a 12-month digital euro pilot beginning in late 2027, aiming to validate technical and operational readiness.

A new EU-commissioned study calls on the ECB to model digital-euro adoption scenarios and assess potential impacts on bank funding and financial stability.

A new analysis by Glassnode shows Bitcoin’s price has moved inversely to USDT exchange flows since late 2023, highlighting clear profit-taking behavior during market surges.

The South African Reserve Bank says a retail CBDC is technically feasible but not urgently required, shifting its focus to payment modernisation and future wholesale CBDC work.

Bolivia will formally integrate stablecoins into its banking system, enabling regulated financial institutions to offer crypto-based payments and savings products.

An ECB civil-society seminar offered new findings on how Europeans expect the digital euro to work, with security, inclusion and privacy emerging as top priorities.

S&P Global has lowered its stability assessment of Tether’s USDT to the weakest level, citing increased exposure to high-risk assets and persistent transparency gaps.

Tether bought 26 tonnes of gold in Q3 2025, lifting its total to about 116 tonnes, a level comparable to central banks in Korea, Greece, and Hungary.

An ECB financial stability official says uncertainty has eased since spring, but warns that stretched valuations, AI exuberance and US fiscal trends continue to pose risks to the euro area.

South Africa’s central bank reports that USD stablecoins now dominate local crypto trading pairs, while rand-pegged tokens slowly gain ground as a payment tool amid regulatory gaps.