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With Central Bank Digital Currencies, States Are Reasserting Power Over Money

Nothing is more centralizing than a state’s control over decentralized technologies like blockchain and cryptocurrency, says law professor and blockchain adviser James Cooper.

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BIS Paper Reckons With P2P Payments, Tokenized Securities, Central Bank Digital Currencies

Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements say the future of payments may be peer to peer, but a number of considerations must be satisfied before distributed ledger-based systems can go mainstream.

“The most transformative option for improving payments is a peer-to-peer arrangement that links payers and payees directly and minimizes the number of intermediaries,” said BIS chief Agustin Carstens (center). (Image: Wikimedia)

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'Crucial' for Central Banks to Consider Digital Currencies: Bank of England Exec

Governments need to research digital currencies so they can strike a balance with private issuers, said the BoE's chief cashier.

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China's DCEP Unlikely to Impact Crypto Markets in the Long Term, eToro Analyst Says

China is taking a great leap forward to develop a central bank digital currency, with more than 80 patents filed by the People’s Bank last week.

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Circle Founder: Digital Currencies at Key Growth Moment as Governments Take Notice

Jeremy Allaire sees governments and industry finally taking blockchain seriously. That's a big deal.

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Fearing 'Currency Struggle,' Japanese Politicians Want G-7 Response to China's Digital Yuan

Some of Japan's lawmakers fears a digital yuan could create economic disruption if it replaces the U.S. dollar in international markets.

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The Federal Reserve Has Its ‘Come to Satoshi’ Moment

Shifting a stance of mostly ignoring CBDCs, a Federal Reserve governor says the Fed is now actively studying the possibility of a US digital currency.

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Fed Reserve Is Researching DLT-Based Digital Dollar, Says Governor

Lael Brainard said in a speech the Federal Reserve is looking at digital ledger use cases including for a possible central bank digital currency.

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New Central Bank Group to Discuss Digital Currency Benefits at April Meeting: Report

The heads of six major central banks will hold their first meeting in April on potentially developing their own digital currencies, Nikkei says.

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The Unsolved Mystery of How to Fund Public Protocols

Gitcoin, BCash and Zcash all try different paths to fund public protocol development, plus the latest in CBDCs from Japan and Cambodia and Andrew Yang on crypto.

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