Central Bank Digital Currencies


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Trump's Treasury Secretary Bessent Approved, Likely Tackling Taxes Before Crypto

The new Treasury Department chief didn't bring up crypto policy at his nomination hearing, but he'll have enormous reach into topics vital to the industry.

Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent

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India's CBDC Has 5M Users, Can be Phased in Gradually: Central Bank Governor

Governor Shaktikanta Das said there should not be in any rush to roll out a system-wide CBDC.

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

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Israel to Start Digital Shekel Challenge to Develop Payment Use Cases

The Bank of Israel has not decided on issuing a digital shekel, even as it continues its yearslong effort to explore its issuance.

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Donald Trump Calls CBDCs and Artificial Intelligence 'Dangerous'

The Republican front-runner also said that AI-powered deepfakes were a "tremendous problem."

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Trump Reiterates Anti-CBDC Stance, Credits Vivek Ramaswamy for Policy Guidance

The Republican frontrunner credited former candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for the policy.

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Donald Trump Vows to 'Never Allow' Central Bank Digital Currencies if Elected

Former President Donald Trump joins Ron DeSantis as a critic of CBDCs.

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Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo: There's a 'False Choice' Between CBDCs and Stablecoins Regarding Privacy

The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill meant to prevent a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC). Former CFTC chairman and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP senior counsel J. Christopher Giancarlo weighs in. "There's a false choice between stablecoins and central bank digital currencies when it comes to privacy," Giancarlo said.

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Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Firm Will Explore Blockchain Platforms and CBDCs

India has already made significant progress towards a wholesale and retail CBDC even though a full-scale launch is awaited.

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani (YouTube)

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Australia's CBDC Likely Some Years Away, Central Bank Says

The report said that in a way a "CBDC could be viewed as an enabling complement to, rather than substitute for, private sector innovation."

Australia's government is taking a deliberate approach toward creating crypto laws. (Unsplash)

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Post Malone, Podcaster Joe Rogan Slam Prospects of a U.S. Digital Dollar: That’s 'Game Over'

On a recent episode of the "Joe Rogan Experience," host Joe Rogan and rapper Post Malone discuss their concerns over the prospect of a digital dollar, with the two agreeing that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) would be a "checkmate" situation. "The Hash" team weighs in as mainstream conversations around banning CBDCs continues to heat up.

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