Background Slovenia has made history by becoming the first European Union nation to issue a sovereign digital bond. This €30 … Read More “Slovenia Becomes First European Union Nation to Issue Sovereign Digital Bond”
Introduction In a groundbreaking move last Thursday, Italy’s CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and Intesa Sanpaolo, the country’s largest bank, … Read More “Italian Banks Conduct First Ever Blockchain-Based Bond Issuance Worth 25 Million Euros”
Introduction The World Bank sensed the possibility of integrating CBDCs with faster payment systems (FPS). A recent report by The … Read More “World Bank Explores Interoperability Between CBDC and Faster Payment Systems”
CFTE met Ondřej Kovařík, a member of the European (EU) Parliament at the Point Zero Forum 2023 (PZF) at the … Read More “The state of MiCA: A conversation with Ondřej Kovařík, member of the EU Parliament”
CFTE met Alexandre Kech, Head of Digital Securities at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), at Point Zero Forum 2023 (PZF) at … Read More “World’s first wholesale CBDC: A conversation with Alexandre Kech, Head of Digital Securities at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX)”
CFTE met Dante A. Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy of Circle – a leading international financial … Read More “The future of stablecoins: A conversation with Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle”
What are Digital Bonds? Tokenisation is the issuance of securities as digital assets on the blockchain, where they can be … Read More “Top Digital Bond Projects in 2023”
What is blockchain? Blockchain is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network that could be defined as a shared and immutable ledger where … Read More “Largest Blockchain Company in 2023 | Full List”
The role of transparency in blockchain Blockchain technology has numerous benefits but one factor that makes it so appealing is … Read More “Transparency in Blockchain Technology”
Digital assets are disrupting industries today as this technology continues to evolve in financial ecosystems around the world. It has … Read More “The History of Digital Assets”