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Digital Euro at Least 2 Years Away, ECB’s Lagarde Says

The European Central Bank chief said she wanted to address “conspiracy theories” about CBDCs and government snooping.

ESRB Chair Christine Lagarde (ECB/Flickr)

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SEC Seeing Most Cryptocurrencies as Securities Is 'Ridiculous': Former Sen. Pat Toomey

U.S. House lawmakers have been making strides in crypto regulation, but could the recent flurry of legislative progress become law? Former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) discusses the outlook for regulatory clarity and why "we still have a ways to go" as the SEC pushes for more industry oversight. Plus, insights into Toomey joining Coinbase's global advisory council and his central bank digital currency (CBDC) outlook.

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Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo: 'Real Issue' Is Future-Proofing the U.S. Dollar

Former CFTC chairman and senior counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP J. Christopher Giancarlo shares his thoughts on the potential future of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC). "The real issue is...how do we future-proof the U.S. dollar?" Giancarlo said. "How do we protect democratic values of economic integrity and economic autonomy in these digital systems?"

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Chelsea Manning Discusses State of Financial Privacy, Nym's Mixnet Technology

Nym security consultant Chelsea Manning and Nym CEO Harry Halpin weigh in on the House Financial Services Committee recently approving a bill meant to prevent a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the US. The two also explain how Nym's mixnet technology works and the future of privacy in a digital world.

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U.S. CBDC Efforts Opposed in Legislation Advanced by House Republicans

The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill meant to prevent a U.S. central bank digital currency.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Hong Kong-Israel CBDC Project Examines Security, Privacy, Accessibility

Project Sela claims to settle directly on central bank balance sheets without compromising people's data

Central bank digital currencies have raised privacy concerns (Flickr)

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Digital Euro Conspiracy Theories and Privacy Concerns Put EU Central Bankers in the Hot Seat

Officials promise privacy controls for the possible new CBDC, but are less clear how to respond to wilder opposition.

EU officials are struggling with opposition to digital euro plans (Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images)

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U.S. Fed’s Vice Chair Barr Says CBDC Decision Still a ‘Long Way’ Off

Michael Barr, who leads the central bank’s regulatory efforts, said the Fed remains in the basic research phase and would need actual legislation from Congress to authorize the move.

Michael Barr, the U.S. Federal Reserve's vice chairman for supervision, says the central bank is far from a decision on a digital dollar. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Russian Lawmaker Predicts That Digital Ruble Will Displace Banks

Soon it will be possible to get a loan in the digital ruble and decisions will be made by a robot, Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the State Duma Banking Committee, said, expressing his opinion in a meeting.

Russian flag (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)

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Controversial Digital Euro Plan to Be Led by Architect of Landmark MiCA Crypto Law

Center-right lawmaker Stefan Berger, who previously negotiated the MiCA crypto law for the European Parliament, now heads up a CBDC proposal many colleagues are skeptical about.

The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)