A CBDC would give federal officials complete control over the money going into–and coming out of–every person’s account. This level of government control is incompatible with both economic ...

Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority has published a report on phase 1 of its CBDC pilot. The report said an e-HKD could add unique value to the payments ecosystem, but further investigation is needed.

A CBDC is not really going to help Russia evade sanctions. Russian citizens already have access to digital rubles in the form of bank accounts, just like we do.

But a flurry of tests near the end of the year suggest CBDC initiatives are improving their pace, as central banks try to determine the impact on traditional banking and payment systems. About a dozen ...

The "issuance of a CBDC," said Rob Morgan, former vice president of emerging technologies at the American Bankers Association, "would fundamentally rewire our banking and financial system by changing ...

Trump's anti-CBDC policy statements echoed other Republican politicians who have railed against CBDCs on the campaign trail. Last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told the electorate he would ...

Some lawmakers say a CBDC, which is a digital dollar issued by the Fed, could help stave off a debt crisis and preserve the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency. But it isn’t ...

House Republicans are set to pass a bill that will block the Federal Reserve from implementing a central bank digital currency.Here is what CBDCs are and why privacy advocates fear them. This week ...

If Republicans want to prevent the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that would allow government to track and control your purchases, they’d better scrutinize the two anti ...

If a CBDC is moved forward, conventional crypto enthusiasts can rest easy knowing that other types of crypto are still going to be relevant, at least in principle. Security.

The Bahamas, the first country in the world to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), is now preparing regulations that will require commercial banks to provide access to the e-money in a ...

While the WEF has not called for implanting humans with microchips, it did share a post on its website about central bank digital currency, or CBDC in August 2022.