Author: William Torsney

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.

As Europe prepares for a digital euro, emerging evidence suggests that AI will play a central role in safeguarding payments, shaping governance and strengthening monetary resilience.

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel argues that a digital euro is essential to protect Europe’s monetary independence as global fragmentation and US stablecoins reshape payments.

ECB supervisor Pedro Machado told investors the digital euro is needed to keep central bank money at the core of Europe’s system as stablecoins and tokenised deposits expand.

Kraken has confidentially filed for an IPO following an $800 million fundraising round that valued the company at $20 billion, marking a major step in its global growth strategy.

The Federal Reserve has ended quantitative tightening after severe liquidity stress triggered by a surging Treasury General Account and repo-market turmoil, marking a major global macro turning point.

Bitcoin’s decline toward $85,000 is bringing it closer to a “max pain” capitulation zone between $84,000 and $73,000, according to new market analysis.

U.S. Representative Brandon Gill has disclosed up to $2.6 million in Bitcoin and ETF holdings, as his vocal backing of White House crypto policies raises fresh conflict-of-interest questions.

Bitcoin slipped under 90K for the first time since April, yet leading analysts say the market is close to forming a durable bottom that could reset sentiment.

The ECB argues that the digital euro will extend cash into the digital economy, protect privacy, support banks and reduce Europe’s dependence on foreign payment providers.