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Digital Dollar Would Secure Greenback as Global Reserve Currency, Lawmaker Argues
22.6.2022
U.S Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) published a report supporting the introduction of a central bank digital currency on Wednesday
Circle’s Disparte Calls CBDCs ‘a Preposterous Idea’ in Digital Dollar Debate
9.6.2022
You know it’s going to be a fiery conversation when one of the panelists says “F**k the Fed” in his opening statement
5 reasons why Bitcoin could be a better long-term investment than gold
3.6.2022
Crypto advocates often refer to Bitcoin as “digital gold,” but how does BTC stack up against gold as a long-term investment?
Russia Mulling Allowing Crypto for International Payments, Fed Vice Chair Sees Place for Digital Dollar, NFT Game Blocks Users in China + More News
27.5.2022
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Russia Mulls Crypto for Int'l Payments, Fed Vice Chair Sees Place for Digital Dollar, NFT Game Blocks Users in China + More News
27.5.2022
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Draft bill to ban China’s digital yuan from US app stores
27.5.2022
Three Republican senators introduced a bill to protect Americans from the "Authoritarian Digital Currencies Act."
U.S. Fed Vice Chair Says Digital Dollar Would Take 5 Years to Launch
26.5.2022
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. would likely take as long as five years. In a House Financial Services Committee hearing Thursday, Brainard also said a digital dollar probably shouldn't return interest to holders – a concern...
Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar
25.5.2022
Circle Internet Financial weighs in to give a crypto industry view that the U.S. Federal Reserve should pass on launching its own digital dollar, arguing that it could strangle private-sector efforts such as Circle’s to manage their own dollar-based tokens
Digital Dollar Would Undermine Banks, No Compelling Case for It, US Bankers Argue
24.5.2022
The purported benefits of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States are “uncertain and unlikely to be realized,” and there is no compelling case for it, the American Bankers Association (ABA) has said in a letter to the US Federal Reserve (Fed). The letter also warned that...
Wall Street Says a Fed Digital Dollar Spells Destruction for Banks
24.5.2022
Wall Street bankers are arguing that the Federal Reserve launching its own digital dollar could crack the foundations of banking as we know it, according to letters that industry lobbyists sent to the U.S. central bank
US needs 'electronic tokens' with functionality of cash — Software Freedom Law Center legal director
28.4.2022
Software Freedom Law Center legal director Mishi Choudhary supported tokens that were not quite CBDCs nor cryptocurrencies, but with cash-like privacy features many users may want
Financial Services Company DTCC Working With Digital Dollar Project on CBDC Prototype
12.4.2022
“Project Lithium” is particularly focused on how a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could benefit the financial services industry
US Senator Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Reserve From Using Digital Currency as Surveillance Tool
2.4.2022
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and competing with the private sector. The senator from Texas warned that not only would this CBDC model centralize financial information...
US Senator Suggests Banning Fed From Issuing a Direct-to-Consumer CBDC
31.3.2022
US Senator Ted Cruz has introduced companion legislation to a January 2022 bill drafted by Representative Tom Emmer, which prohibits the Federal Reserve (Fed) from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals.
The legislation bans the Fed from developing...
A Digital Dollar May Help the Poor, but It’s Far From a Done Deal
30.3.2022
Financial inclusion is a big driver behind looking into a possible U.S. central bank digital currency, but whether or not it would solve the problem has yet to be determined
US Lawmakers Introduce 'ECASH' Bill in New Push to Create a Digital Dollar
28.3.2022
The ecash would be a digital analogue to the greenback, and could preserve privacy and anonymous transactions, according to an adviser on the bill
Fed Governor Says ‘Blockchain Is Totally Overrated,’ Claims Crypto Is ‘Just Electronic Gold’
26.3.2022
The American economist and member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Christopher Waller, believes blockchain technology is “totally overrated,” even though the U.S. central bank “put a lot of resources into understanding digital currencies and the blockchain.”...
4 Qualities of Digital Dollar, Crypto Mortgages, Polkadot's Fund, Solana ETP + More News
23.3.2022
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Blockchain Association policy head: US shouldn't compete with China's CBDC using surveillance tools
16.3.2022
"We will not compete against China — an authoritarian dictatorship — by also acting like an authoritarian dictatorship," said Jake Chervinsky
Fed's Lael Brainard hints at US playing a lead role in development of CBDCs
18.2.2022
“A U.S. CBDC may be one ... way to ensure that people ... can ... rely on ... U.S. currency to ... conduct business," said Brainard