Atlantic Council

Landmark CBDC Test Backed by China, Thailand and Hong Kong Deemed Success, BIS Says
Landmark CBDC Test Backed by China, Thailand and Hong Kong Deemed Success, BIS Says
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said a project involving multiple Asian central bank digital currencies (CBDC) has been deemed a success, facilitating over $22 mi...
Landmark CBDC Test Backed by China, Thailand and Hong Kong Deemed Success, BIS Says

Outlook on CBDC Progress in the United States
Outlook on CBDC Progress in the United States
Josh Lipsky, senior director at Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, joins “First Mover” to discuss the significance of creating a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)...
Outlook on CBDC Progress in the United States

Why Central Banks Around the World Are Interested in Wholesale CBDCs
Why Central Banks Around the World Are Interested in Wholesale CBDCs
While a retail central bank digital currency gets all the attention, Senior Director at Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center Josh Lipsky says central banks around the world an...
Why Central Banks Around the World Are Interested in Wholesale CBDCs

US and UK Falling Behind on Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption While China Expands E-CNY
US and UK Falling Behind on Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption While China Expands E-CNY
105 countries, representing over 95 percent of global GDP, are exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to the Atlantic Council. Director Josh Lipsky shares...
US and UK Falling Behind on Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption While China Expands E-CNY

Could China and The Digital Yuan Help Russia Amid Global Sanctions?
Could China and The Digital Yuan Help Russia Amid Global Sanctions?
Ananya Kumar, GeoEconomics Center assistant director at the Atlantic Council, discusses the economic relationships between Russia and China and how China’s e-CNY may help faci...
Could China and The Digital Yuan Help Russia Amid Global Sanctions?

Atlantic Council: 81+ Countries Exploring CBDCs, US 'Furthest Behind'
Atlantic Council: 81+ Countries Exploring CBDCs, US ‘Furthest Behind’
The Atlantic Council has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) tracker, database, and interactive toolkit. The number of countries exploring CBDCs has more than doub...
Atlantic Council: 81+ Countries Exploring CBDCs, US 'Furthest Behind'