Digital Dollar

Key Takeaways From Powell’s Testimony to Congress and Implications for the Crypto Industry

Jerome Powell speaks at a House Financial Services Committee hearing today as he continues his semi-annual testimony before Congress. As CoinDesk Managing Editor, Global Polic...

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Feb 24, 2021 at 10:56 p.m. UTC

Feb 24, 2021

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Fed Chairman Powell: We Will Engage the Public on the Digital Dollar This Year

“This is going to be an important year,” Powell said of the digital dollar project.

By Nate DiCamillo

Feb 24, 2021 at 4:45 p.m. UTC

Feb 24, 2021

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Stellar

Bermuda to Pilot Digital Dollar for Rum Sales

The pilot is the latest development in Bermuda’s plan to create a comprehensive crypto payments system.

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 18, 2021 at 10:38 p.m. UTC

Feb 18, 2021

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Former CFTC Chairman Warns G7 Nations of Perils Getting CBDCs Wrong

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Former CFTC Chairman Warns G7 Nations of Perils Getting CBDCs Wrong

Former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo says the U.S. has the opportunity to create a digital dollar with “aspirational desire” that protects user privacy rights and dis...

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Feb 12, 2021 at 10:40 p.m. UTC

Feb 12, 2021

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Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo Stumps for Digital Dollar

"Crypto Dad" made his case for the next evolution of America's greenback.

By Danny Nelson

Feb 12, 2021 at 3:12 p.m. UTC

Feb 12, 2021

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Federal reserve

What Is a CBDC?

A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core.

By Alyssa Hertig

Dec 4, 2020 at 10:20 p.m. UTC

Dec 4, 2020

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Opinion

The US Risks Getting Left Behind on CBDCs

The Federal Reserve's “wait and see” approach to digital currency could deprive the U.S. of important fiscal and monetary tools as its rivals move ahead.

By JP Schnapper-Casteras Misha Guttentag

Oct 20, 2020 at 3:51 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2020

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Chris Giancarlo's Digital Dollar Project Proposes US CBDC Pilots

The proposal games out CBDC scenarios for fundamentally different potential digital currency end users.

By Danny Nelson

Oct 12, 2020 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2020

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Us treasury department

'It's Something We're Studying': Deputy Treasury Secretary Discusses US CBDC Plans

“It’s something we’re studying … [T]his is really a decision which sits as much with the Fed as it does with Treasury,” said Deputy Secretary Justin Muzinich.

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 7, 2020 at 4:20 p.m. UTC

Oct 7, 2020

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