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CBDCs

Policy

Trump: Bitcoin Has Taken on 'a Life of Its Own,' Will Probably Need Some Regulation

The former U.S. president had previously said he was "not a fan" of cryptocurrencies and called central bank digital currencies dangerous, vowing not to allow them if elected.

By Amitoj SinghFeb 23, 2024

(NIPYATA!/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Donald Trump Calls CBDCs and Artificial Intelligence 'Dangerous'

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

By Sam ReynoldsFeb 5, 2024

Trump Trading Cards Series 2 (OpenSea)

Policy

India CBDC Insider Reveals Current Stance of Country's Central Bank

India’s central bank is weighing CBDC privacy technology and crypto tax is not part of its domain, a senior official told CoinDesk.

By Amitoj SinghFeb 2, 2024

(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)

Policy

Labour Wants UK to Be a Securities Tokenization Hub and Advance Digital Pound Work

The opposition party leads the polls in what's likely to be an election year.

By Camomile ShumbaJan 31, 2024

Rachel Reeves (Nicola Tree/Getty Images)

Policy

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

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

By Sam ReynoldsJan 23, 2024

Donald Trump (CSPAN Screenshot)

Policy

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

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

By Sam ReynoldsJan 18, 2024

Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea)

Opinion

Test and Deploy: A New Era for CBDCs

Live CBDCs have been met with underwhelming demand. However, some central banks are pushing ahead with more modestly-scaled efforts laser focused on specific use cases.

By John Kiff, Chris OstrowskiJan 17, 2024

Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world (Flickr)

Learn

What Is a Central Bank Digital Currency? A Brief Guide to CBDCs

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) aims to take the benefits from blockchain-based digital currency and combine it with fiat currency under the control of the central bank.

By UnchainedJan 11, 2024

16:9 BIS tower building (BIS)

Policy

European Central Bank Shows It’s Serious About Enabling Digital Euro Offline Use

The bank plans to allocate the lion’s share of its $1.3 billion contract budget for providers to work on enabling offline payments for a digital euro.

By Sandali HandagamaJan 11, 2024

EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)

Policy

India's Digital Rupee Crossed a Million Transactions in 1 Day With Some Help From Banks

The retail CBDC pilot is active in more than 15 cities with more than a dozen banks participating.

By Amitoj SinghJan 4, 2024

Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India (left) 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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