From Skepticism to Strategy: NYC Embraces Blockchain’s Civic Potential

The recent inaugural NYC Digital Asset Summit Roundtable, hosted by Mayor Eric Adams, focused on New York City’s strategy for engaging with the blockchain sector. Key participant Joshua Maddox stressed the importance of public-private collaboration for scaling Web3 adoption. NYC Reopens Doors to Tokenization When New York City, a global financial nerve center, convenes a … Read more

Russia’s Digital Ruble Marches Toward 2026 Mass Adoption

Russia’s digital ruble is poised for explosive mass adoption by 2026, as expanded pilots, surging participation, and robust infrastructure lay the foundation for a sweeping financial transformation. Digital Ruble Set to Reshape Russia’s Economy With Full Rollout Slated for 2026 Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, is advancing toward becoming a key … Read more

Central Bank of Brazil Hints at Credit-Focused CBDC Pilot Phase

The third phase of the CBDC pilot will involve implementing tokenization solutions that allow customers to provide banks with visibility into their collateral assets in Brazil. This, in turn, would simplify the process of assigning credit within an onchain, open, and shared finance ecosystem. Central Bank of Brazil Seeks to Solve Onchain Credit in Drex’s … Read more

Visa, Fidelity, China AMC Pilot Chainlink-Powered CBDC-Stablecoin Swap 

Chainlink’s blockchain protocol facilitated a simulated exchange between Hong Kong’s prototype central bank digital currency (CBDC) and an Australian dollar stablecoin in Phase 2 of the e-HKD+ Pilot Programme. Chainlink Enables Direct e-HKD to Australian Stablecoin Exchange in Test The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) initiative involves Visa, ANZ, Fidelity International, and ChinaAMC Hong Kong … Read more

Russian State Duma Prepares Bill to Widespread Digital Ruble Payments

The digital ruble payments bill, which has already been approved in its first reading by the State Duma, introduces the concept of a universal code that will facilitate digital currency disbursements, giving banks and retail outlets three years for implementation. Digital Ruble Massification Bill Discussed by Russian State Duma More and more countries are introducing … Read more

Report: Colombia Running CBDC Pilot on Cosmos

According to Maghnus Mareneck, co-CEO of Interchain Labs, the Colombian government will be testing a still-unannounced CBDC on the Cosmos network. Colombia aims to target cross-border payments with this new CBDC, which has just emerged from stealth with this announcement. Colombia Hops Onto the CBDC Bandwagon With Stealth CBDC Pilot Colombia would be the latest … Read more

Kyrgyzstan’s President Signs Law to Establish Central Bank Digital Currency ‘Digital Som’

President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan has signed a constitutional law on Thursday amending the existing law on the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, which was approved by the parliament on March 20, 2025. The primary aim of this constitutional law is to initiate a pilot project for a prototype of the Central Bank Digital … Read more

Russia Paves Way for Using Digital Ruble in National Budget Disbursements

According to Russian authorities, the necessary steps for allocating budget funds using the digital ruble have already been completed, enabling the CBDC to be utilized for these disbursements. The Ministry of Finance has also prepared subsidies for an upcoming test. Digital Ruble on the Verge of Being Used for Budget Disbursements in Russia While the … Read more

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