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UK Gives Bank of England Legal Duty to Back Payments and Stablecoin Innovation

The Treasury says the move creates a formal duty and an annual parliamentary report to help the UK attract digital‑money business.

Bank of England Moves Digital Pound Lab Into Phase Two With Polygon, NOBO and Dun & Bradstreet

Bank of Korea Sets September Start for Expanded CBDC Pilot as Audit Gap Draws Scrutiny

ECB Proposes Digital Euro to Stop Stablecoins Draining Bank Deposits

ECB Picks 36 Payment Firms for Digital Euro Pilot

Russia Sets Sept. 1 Start for Digital Ruble Rollout

BIS Project Agorá Moves to Real‑Value Tests After Atomic‑Settlement Prototype

ECB Rejects Calls to Loosen Rules or Back Euro Stablecoins

Tetra Debuts CADD, Canada’s First Regulated CAD Stablecoin From a Financial Institution

ECB Signs Open-Standards Deals for the Digital Euro to Lower Integration Costs

ECB Sets Summer 2026 Digital Euro Standards, Targets Q3 Pontes Launch

ECB Invites Experts to Write Digital Euro Rules for ATMs and Card Terminals

Bank of Korea Starts Phase 2 Digital Won Pilot With Nine Banks to Test Subsidy Payments

Bank of England Announces Synchronisation Lab, Selects Chainlink for On-Chain Settlement Tests

EU Council Backs Dual-Mode Digital Euro With Holding Caps, Opening Talks With Parliament

Self Files Anti-CBDC NDAA Amendment as Rules Panel Weighs Floor Vote

South Africa’s Central Bank Pauses Retail CBDC to Focus on Payments Overhaul

Singapore Sets CBDC‑Settled Tokenised Bill Trial, Finalizes Stablecoin Regime

UAE Executes First Government Payment With Digital Dirham on mBridge

Bank of England Proposes Stablecoin Rules With £20,000 Retail Cap