Post-FTX, India and Europe Push Ahead With CBDCs

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken.

 

In today’s global regulatory roundup, NLW looks at news from:

• Europe: EU holds a hearing on the FTX collapse and France tests a CBDC
• India: RBI announces Indian CBDC trials to begin Thursday
• US: Sen. Ron Wyden sends letters to 6 exchange heads 

 

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: anand purohit/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.