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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - an international financial institution whose functions include promoting cooperation between central banks and facilitating international financial settlements; in addition, it is a center for economic and monetary research
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has tested the XRP Ledger as part of a blockchain-based proof of concept designed to make official statistics independently verifiable. The development was documented in BIS Working Paper No. 1374, titled “Verifiable official statistics: a blockchain-based approach,” published on September 2, 2026. The paper describes a system that creates […]
At the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on August 28, 2026, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos delivered a definitive critique of private digital currencies. Speaking to global central bankers and policymakers, Hernández de Cos asserted that private pegged digital assets cannot credibly function as a widespread means of payment […]
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) calls for a unified, tightly controlled CBDC. It is intended to counterbalance the allegedly failed cryptocurrencies. The crypto world of all things provides the best arguments for a new digital currency. BIS calls for tightly controlled CBDC The Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) recently released a report calling for a tightly controlled CBDC. The […]