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Fed Paper: Retail CBDCs Can Lead to Decline in Bank Balances
June 03, 2022

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CBDC Weekly: Fed Promises Digital Dollar Won’t Cut Out Banks; PayPal Would Support CBDC
May 31, 2022

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Fed’s Vice Chair Tells Banks: Digital Dollar Won’t Cut You Out
May 27, 2022

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GOP Bill Would Ban App Stores From Supporting Apps That Accept Digital Yuan
May 26, 2022

Republican U.S. lawmakers want to ban app stores from hosting apps that let payments be made with the Chinese digital currency, Reuters reported Thursday (May 26), citing a proposal for legislation seen by the news site. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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CBDCs Give Central Bankers Control When Cash Isn’t King Anymore
May 26, 2022

Much has been made of the need for a digital dollar as a way of reinforcing the U.S. dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency, making payments faster and cheaper, and bringing the unbanked into the system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Fed’s Vice Chair Brainard Makes a Case for a US CBDC In Congress
May 26, 2022

Lael Brainard, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, will testify before the Committee on Financial Services in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, May 26 to examine the benefits and risks of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC).  Get the Full Story Complete...

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Circle Tells Federal Reserve a CBDC ‘Could Destabilize’ Banking
May 25, 2022

Circle has responded to a Federal Reserve paper Wednesday (May 25) about the possibilities of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), saying it could “destabilize” banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Mercado Bitcoin, Stellar Team on CBDC Project
May 24, 2022

Latin American exchange Mercado Bitcoin is teaming with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) on one of the nine projects in the LIFT Challenge Real Digital, a collaborative environment hosted by the Central Bank of Brazil and the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers....

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Heyday or Doomsday? Regulators, Banks at Odds Over CBDCs
May 24, 2022

The Federal Reserve asked the public for its thoughts on the need for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), and the banking industry has answered with a resounding “no.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...