Central Bank Digital Currency

Today in Crypto: California Targets 11 Firms for Alleged Securities Violations; FTX.US President Brett Harrison Steps Down to Advisory Role
Today in Crypto: California Targets 11 Firms for Alleged Securities Violations; FTX.US President Brett Harrison...
September 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In a speech at a conference on finance tokenization, François Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Banque de France, said the bank is working on...

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Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
September 27, 2022  |  Regulation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell thinks the crypto industry could cause broader financial turmoil in the future than it has so far, so there’s a...

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ECB’s Panetta: Wholesale CBDC Infrastructure Should Evolve to Meet Needs
ECB’s Panetta: Wholesale CBDC Infrastructure Should Evolve to Meet Needs
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), has a speech in which he touts the opportunity for central bank...

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3 Reasons a Digital Dollar Is Still a Long Way Off
3 Reasons a Digital Dollar Is Still a Long Way Off
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

It probably isn’t a coincidence that Bank of America’s cryptocurrency team stomped on the brakes regarding its prediction of a digital dollar as soon as...

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CBDC Weekly: Treasury Weighs In; ECB Payments Testers
CBDC Weekly: Treasury Weighs In; ECB Payments Testers
September 19, 2022  |  CBDC

While the Treasury Department report on “The Future of Money and Payments” was as carefully neutral as ever about the need for and desirability of...

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Partisan Fight over Digital Dollar Looms Larger
Partisan Fight over Digital Dollar Looms Larger
September 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Reports that the Treasury Department is behind building a digital dollar before deciding whether to launch it will set off a partisan battle in Washington...

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Bank Battle Looms if Treasury Throws Weight Behind Digital Dollar
Bank Battle Looms if Treasury Throws Weight Behind Digital Dollar
September 09, 2022  |  CBDC

A report that the Treasury Department is going to recommend the creation of a digital dollar right up to the point of deciding whether one...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Central Bank Digital Currency
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Central Bank Digital Currency
August 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and in...

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Digital Dollar May Prevent Runs, but Banks Fear Lost Profits
Digital Dollar May Prevent Runs, but Banks Fear Lost Profits
July 13, 2022  |  CBDC

A new Treasury Department report argues that banks’ fears that a digital dollar would lead to the loss of depositors and even bank runs is...

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