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Digital Euro Key for European Payment Autonomy, ECB President Lagarde Says
24.3.2023
The digital euro has an important role in preserving the payment autonomy of Europe, the head of the eurozone’s monetary authority emphasized. The new currency, which is still under development, is meant to be sovereign and safe, cheap and widely available, Christine Lagarde assured during...
UAE Unveils CBDC Strategy, First Phase to Be Completed By Mid-2024
24.3.2023
The United Arab Emirates expects to complete the first phase of its central bank digital currency strategy over the next 12 to 15 months
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
Bank profits at risk from potential CBDC transformation of global economy: Moody’s
23.3.2023
CBDCs are here to stay, it seems, and Moody’s is looking at their implications for the global economy and international banking
Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo
23.3.2023
Political attacks on CBDCs gives a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions, says Christopher Giancarlo, cofounder of the Digital Dollar Project
The UAE central bank signs deal for CBDC strategy
23.3.2023
The CBDC strategy was first unveiled in February as part of the central bank’s program to position the UAE as a global financial hub
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...
Adopting CBDC could destabilize banks, help households, US Treasury study says
22.3.2023
When integrated into the economy, a CBDC or stablecoin would compete with bank deposits to the public benefit, at least until a financial crisis
In Defense of a Digital Dollar
22.3.2023
Fears about mass financial surveillance are real with CBDCs, but banning them, as Republicans have recently proposed, will not help. Instead, more research is needed, says Ananya Kumar
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar
22.3.2023
The putative presidential candidate’s plan to ban a CBDC at state-level is unworkable constitutionally. But it’s still worrying for the future of money in the U.S., says JP Schnapper-Casteras
US Central Bank’s Fednow Payment Service to Launch in July, Economist Calls Timing ‘Suspicious’
22.3.2023
According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank’s Fednow payment service will start operating in July, and participants will be certified in April to leverage the Fednow Pilot Program. Ken Montgomery, the Fednow program executive, is urging American financial institutions to make...
New White House Report Slams Digital Asset Industry – Regulation Incoming?
22.3.2023
The digital asset industry has been slammed in a new report published by the White House, with many now fearing that even stricter regulations will be introduced in the US....
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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
Nigeria's eNaira Wallet Use, Transactions Climb Amid Cash Shortages: Bloomberg
22.3.2023
The number of eNaira wallets has jumped more than 12-fold to 13 million since October
Chinese Employees Pay Social Insurance Fees, Taxes with Digital Yuan – Is CBDC Adoption on the Rise?
22.3.2023
A growing number of Chinese employees and firms can now use the nation’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – the digital yuan – to pay their social insurance premiums and taxes.
Per reports from the Chinese media outlets JS China and NH News, citizens in Lianyungang and other cities in...
Nigeria CBDC adoption spikes as fiat currency shortage grip the nation
22.3.2023
The acute cash shortage in Nigeria was due to the central bank’s decision to replace older bank notes with bigger denominations amid rising inflation
US Senator Ted Cruz tries again with new bill to block CBDC
22.3.2023
Ted Cruz said it is “more important than ever” to ensure the financial privacy of American citizens is preserved
‘Crypto FUD’ — Industry outraged as White House report slams crypto
22.3.2023
The report included 35 pages seemingly aimed at debunking the merits of crypto assets
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Introduces First-in-the-Nation Bill to Prohibit Use of CBDC – Regulation Incoming?
21.3.2023
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will not be coming to Florida any time soon, if Governor Ron DeSantis gets his way.
In a press release, Governor DeSantis said his intention with the bill is to “protect Floridians from the Biden administration’s weaponization of the financial sector through...
India’s Central Bank Seeking Privacy Legislation for Retail CBDC Users
21.3.2023
India's central bank is advocating for legislation that will allow users of its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) to delete any transactions in order to maintain anonymity