Digital Dollar

CBDC Weekly: Bipartisan Push to Speed Up Fed’s Digital Dollar Study
CBDC Weekly: Bipartisan Push to Speed Up Fed’s Digital Dollar Study
August 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A bipartisan group of members of Congress is pushing for faster action on a digital dollar. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.)...

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Israel Central Bank Says DeFi Smart Contracts May Need Oversight
Israel Central Bank Says DeFi Smart Contracts May Need Oversight
June 20, 2022  |  Blockchain

A report Monday (June 20) from Israel’s central bank suggested that decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts may require oversight to prevent “malicious” acts, Bloomberg wrote....

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

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...

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Banking Trade Groups Sour on Digital Dollar, Citing Drain on Credit
Banking Trade Groups Sour on Digital Dollar, Citing Drain on Credit
May 23, 2022  |  CBDC

Wall Street lenders want the U.S. government to slow down on their plans for a digital dollar, Bloomberg reported Monday (May 23). They think a...

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Fed’s Digital Dollar Report Finally Drops, With More Questions Than Answers
Fed’s Digital Dollar Report Finally Drops, With More Questions Than Answers
January 20, 2022  |  CBDC

The Federal Reserve has finally dropped its long-awaited central bank digital currency report and it is … careful. Nonetheless, the report, Money and Payments: The...

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India’s Mulling of CBDC Spotlights US Digital Dollar Lag
India’s Mulling of CBDC Spotlights US Digital Dollar Lag
October 31, 2021  |  CBDC

Around the world, major economies have been moving, in some cases quickly, to embrace and launch central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). And yet, the United...

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No Plans to Ban Crypto in US – But Digital Dollar May Eventually Win Out
No Plans to Ban Crypto in US – But Digital Dollar May Eventually Win Out
October 04, 2021  |  CBDC

In the United States, there will be no ban on cryptocurrencies — but one wonders what will become of central bank digital currencies, in particular...

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For Retail and Digital Currencies: Cryptos Today, Digital Dollars Tomorrow?
For Retail and Digital Currencies: Cryptos Today, Digital Dollars Tomorrow?
October 26, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

For bitcoin — indeed for cryptos in general — scale is the name of the game. Not just for trading, of course, where price spikes...

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Circle’s Allaire On The Roadmap For Digital Dollar Stablecoins — And Programmable Money
Circle’s Allaire On The Roadmap For Digital Dollar Stablecoins — And Programmable Money
September 11, 2020  |  Digital Payments

To get a sense of how widespread the interest is, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said in August the Boston Fed was teaming up with MIT...

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