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Australia marks first FX transaction using a CBDC as eAUD pilot continues
18.5.2023
The Australian digital dollar was used in a trade for a U.S. dollar stablecoin using an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Use of Central Bank Digital Currencies in Florida
13.5.2023
On Friday Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that bans the use of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. Following the bill SB 7054 being signed into law, Florida’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) now explicitly forbids the use of a federally adopted CBDC as money....
XRP Price Prediction as Ripple Publishes New Report on The Future of Central Bank Digital Currency – What's Going On?
9.5.2023
The XRP price has dropped by 2.5% in the past 24 hours, falling to $0.425150 as the cryptocurrency market as a whole declines by 1%.
This dips means that XRP has fallen by 8.5% in the past week and by 16% in the last 30 days, although the altcoin remains up by 25% since the beginning of...
Central Bank Digital Currency sees a rise in its adoption
9.5.2023
The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic has enhanced digital currency adoption across different corners of the world. Interactions, shopping, and education are all included. One segment in specific that has gained major attention is payments – these are done digitally by customers, no matter...
Florida Takes a Stand Against CBDCs: Anti-CBDC Bill Receives Overwhelming Support in House and Senate
4.5.2023
In the wake of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ remarks in Jacksonville on Tuesday, both the Florida House of Representatives and Senate have approved the state’s anti-central bank digital currency (CBDC) legislation, dubbed SB 7054. The bill explicitly states that should the U.S. central...
Retail CBDCs bring unknown 'consequences' to financial system: IMF director
3.5.2023
The IMF's Kristalina Georgieva said wholesale CBDCs, on the other hand, have “fairly little space for undesirable surprises.”
Ron DeSantis Vows to Prohibit CBDC, ‘Woke Politics,’ and ‘Financial Surveillance’ in Florida
3.5.2023
Florida governor Ron DeSantis reiterated his call for a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) during a visit to Jacksonville on Tuesday. Last March, DeSantis pushed for legislation to prohibit a CBDC in Florida. At Tuesday’s event called “Government of Laws, Not Woke Politics,”...
China Pushes Digital Yuan for Wage Payments in Changshu
25.4.2023
Changshu, a city in China with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, will pay public workers’ wages with the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The move marks an acceleration of the adoption plans that Beijing has for the digital currency, which has been included...
Economist Paul Krugman Criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to Central Bank Digital Currency
15.4.2023
Economist Paul Krugman questioned why Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis opposes a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a recent opinion editorial. Krugman suggested that DeSantis may be motivated by “general paranoia.” He speculated that DeSantis may be influenced...
G7 to Discuss More Crypto Regulation and How to Help Developing Nations Introduce Central Bank Digital Currencies
13.4.2023
The G7 countries are discussing more crypto regulation and ways to help developing nations introduce central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). “As a priority of this year, the G7 will consider how best to help developing countries introduce CBDC consistent with appropriate standards, including...
US Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Says Bitcoin Provides An ‘Escape Route’ From Financial Turmoil
11.4.2023
On Monday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once again cautioned the public to be wary of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and he insisted that the Biden administration has launched a “steady barrage of hostile broadsides against cryptocurrencies.” Kennedy, who recently filed to run...
CATO Institute: CBDC the ‘Single Largest Assault to Financial Privacy Since Creation of Bank Secrecy Act’
9.4.2023
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) may turn out to be the “single largest assault to financial privacy since the creation of the Bank Secrecy Act,” a policy analysis document released by CATO Institute has said. To stop the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury from threatening...
Texas Lawmakers Introduce Bill Proposing to Establish a Gold-Backed Digital Currency
8.4.2023
Two Republican lawmakers from Texas, senator Bryan Hughes and representative Mark Dorazio, have introduced legislation to create a gold-backed digital currency that could be enacted by the state legislature. The policymakers believe that this currency could greatly benefit the Lone Star State...
Robert Kennedy Jr: Government Could Ban, Seize Bitcoin — CBDCs Could Lead to Financial Slavery, Political Tyranny
8.4.2023
Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a warning regarding the Federal Reserve’s new Fednow system and the potential risks of central bank digital currencies leading to financial slavery and political tyranny. He additionally warned: “We should not be blind to the obvious danger that...
‘Panic of 2023’: James Corbett Explains How Bank Crisis Could Lead to CBDC ‘Nightmare of Total Monetary Control’
31.3.2023
Investigative journalist James Corbett has recently referred to the ongoing global banking crisis involving SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse and others as the “Panic of 2023,” drawing comparisons to what he views as historical precedents, and pointing ahead to an inevitable and bleak...
Australian 'Big 4' bank ANZ halts cash withdrawals from many branches
31.3.2023
The move comes as Australians continue to reduce their usage of cash and bank branches, but has sparked fears that the death of cash is near
Report: Regulations Governing Tokenized Deposits and Crypto Assets in South Africa Set to Effect in January 2025
26.3.2023
Regulations governing tokenized deposits and crypto assets are likely to become effective on Jan. 1, 2025, a senior fintech analyst at the South African central bank has revealed. However, according to the analyst, regulators are still trying to understand or learn the risks that come with using...
The world could be facing a dark future thanks to CBDCs
23.3.2023
From forcing people to spend their money to making them save it, central banks around the world could soon use CBDCs to create a dystopian nightmare
US Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Central Bank Digital Currency
23.3.2023
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced “legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from developing a direct-to-consumer” central bank digital currency (CBDC). The lawmaker warned that it “could be used as a financial surveillance tool by the federal government.” Another...
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz Proposes Ban on a CBDC
22.3.2023
The effort by the Texas senator adds to a similar state-level measure proposed earlier this week by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis