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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on 2024 Presidential Bid, CBDCs and State of Crypto

Bitcoin friendly Miami Mayor Francis Suarez joins CoinDesk to address his bid for the presidential election in 2024 and the current ambiguity in U.S. crypto regulation. Plus, why he believes it's "necessary but not sufficient" to ban central bank digital currency (CBDC) in America. And, gives insights on fellow GOP candidates former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as candidates.

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Central Banks Successfully Test Over 30 CBDC Use Cases, Including Offline Payments

An API layer could facilitate a wide range of central bank digital currency payment scenarios, a Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England experiment has shown.

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EU’s Leaked Digital Euro Bill Outlaws Interest, Large Holdings, Programmability

The central bank digital currency must be usable offline from day 1 to safeguard privacy, the draft law says.

The EU is considering whether to issue digital currency. (stubblepatrol.com/Flickr)

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U.S. Treasury Examining How Using Digital Dollars Could Be Kept Private

The U.S. Treasury Department has been studying how it might keep retail transactions in a potential digital dollar as private and anonymous as possible, said Graham Steele, the assistant secretary for financial institutions. He also said the U.S. hasn’t yet decided whether to move forward on a central bank digital currency (CBDC). "The Hash" panel weighs in on the state of CBDCs in the United States.

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Inter CTO on Brazil's CBDC Pilot

The Central Bank of Brazil selected 14 selected institutions to participate in the pilot of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). Among those selected are Visa, Microsoft, and the largest local banks, including Banco Inter. Guilherme Ximenes de Almeida, Chief Technology Officer at Inter, shares insights into the digital real pilot and the outlook for crypto adoption in Brazil amid a continued downturn in the markets.

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U.S. Treasury Examining How Using Digital Dollars Could Be Kept Private

As the Treasury Department studies a possible central bank digital currency, senior official Graham Steele says the effort is looking at privacy, but is also wary of CBDC run risks.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Prepare for Retail CBDC

The regulator will start conducting in-depth studies and pilots on the implementation of a future e-HKD, according to a Friday report.

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Digital Dollar Debate Takes Center Stage at Consensus 2023

In a series of discussions at Consensus 2023, the concept of a U.S. central bank digital currency, or "digital dollar," was dissected. Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk's Deputy Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation, reports on the dialogue around this potential government-backed asset by the Federal Reserve. Hamilton highlights the appeal of "instant transactions and seamless movement of money across borders," but notes the substantial privacy implications, given the "tremendous amount of data that could be collected by the institutions running it." It's a subject of concern, he says, for many looking into this nascent field.

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Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023

Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.

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Nestcoin CEO on State of Crypto in Nigeria

Nigeria's government recently approved a national blockchain policy as part of the country's effort to transition to a digital economy. Nestcoin CEO and co-founder Yele Bademosi discusses the state of crypto in Nigeria and the outlook for the e-Naira central bank digital currency (CBDC). Plus, insights into how Nestcoin has managed to reemerge from the fallout of FTX's collapse with its new product Onboard.

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