Swiss central bank announces plans for wholesale CBDC pilot with ‘real money’: Report
Thomas Jordan, head of the Swiss National Bank, announced the project at a conference in Zurich; the central bank still feels “prudent” about a retail CBDC, though.
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Thomas Jordan, head of the Swiss National Bank, announced the project at a conference in Zurich; the central bank still feels “prudent” about a retail CBDC, though.
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