Navigating Retail CBDCs: Balancing Potential Benefits and Unpredictable Consequences

IMF managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, expresses concerns about potential unpredictable consequences arising from the introduction of retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). While wholesale CBDCs pose fewer risks, retail CBDCs present numerous unknowns in the financial system, raising questions about banking, financial inclusion, and global financial stability.

Expanding Crypto Trading on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Pros, Cons, and Global Regulation Debate

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange plans to allow nonbanking member customers to trade cryptoassets, expanding authorized activities. Meanwhile, the IMF and FSB aim to develop a coordinated global crypto regulation approach. In other news, private investment firm ABO Digital launched, supporting the digital asset space, and Push Protocol revealed a group chat feature for its Web3 messaging app.