Odaily Planet Daily News: The Nordic Center of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Center has cooperated with Consult Hyperion to compile and publish a comprehensive manual that explores key aspects of how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be used for offline payments, including security, privacy, possible risks, types of solutions, their maturity and applicability, and operational factors. The release of this comprehensive manual is part of Project Polaris, which will provide central banks with the basic information needed for decision-making, architecture, design, implementation planning and investment. (bis.org)