Special Report covering the Digital Euro Conference 2025

In this issue: Europe Accelerates Digital Euro, China's e-CNY in the State Financial Guidelines, and other CBDC news from around the world. In the tokenization segment, ONDO and Mastercard partnership, and a new token standard from Taurus

U.S. Fed drops the wholesale CBDC term, Russian banks resist digital ruble push, China adds scenarios for state payments with e-CNY

Reserve Bank of New Zealand study reveals consumers' worries, India's Reserve Bank Governor speaks about the digital rupee progress, while Fiji abandons CBDC plans

Another U.S. state pushes for CBDCs to be banned — as a tokenization platform secures a crucial license for rolling out in the EU. Also in this issue: an overview of developments in China, Russia, and the EU central bank digital currencies.

New estimates project how much demand there will be for a digital euro. Plus, Tether launches a new tokenization platform, as BlackRock expands its tokenized fund to five new blockchains.

China releases a hard wallet for the digital yuan, as Amazon trials a tokenization concept that sees small businesses paid faster.