Digital Dollar


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Brian Brooks: Does the Digital Dollar Have to Be Built by the Government?

Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks reacts to Powell’s and Yellen’s comments on the digital dollar project, saying a “government-issued digital dollar doesn’t fulfill the promise of a network-based economy … the way that private stablecoins do.” Brooks says that “most good things in our lives were built by the private sector.

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Finanzas

Federal Reserve’s Powell Says CBDCs ‘Need to Coexist With Cash’

The Fed chairman spoke at a virtual payments conference hosted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaking Thursday at a virtual payments conference hosted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Regulación

State of Crypto: It's Time to Talk About NFTs and Intellectual Property Law

NFTs are all the rage right now, but buyers and sellers should be aware of the different regulatory frameworks that might govern these assets.

This isn't an NFT, but let's face it you wouldn't be surprised if it had been.

Regulación

Sen. Sherrod Brown Says US Should ‘Lead the Way’ on CBDCs, Disses Diem and Bitcoin

“We cannot be left behind,” Brown wrote about other nations’ central bank digital currency efforts.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) endorsed the idea of a token-based digital dollar.

Regulación

US Central Bank Explains 'Preconditions' for a Digital Dollar

The U.S. central bank is grappling with how to proceed on a potential "digital dollar" project.

Federal Reserve building, Washington, D.C.

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Key Takeaways From Powell’s Testimony to Congress and Implications for the Crypto Industry

Jerome Powell speaks at a House Financial Services Committee hearing today as he continues his semi-annual testimony before Congress. As CoinDesk Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation Nikhilesh De reports, at the Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday Powell addressed questions about inflation, economic inequality and the digital dollar.

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Mercados

Fed Chairman Powell: We Will Engage the Public on the Digital Dollar This Year

“This is going to be an important year,” Powell said of the digital dollar project.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Mercados

Bermuda to Pilot Digital Dollar for Rum Sales

The pilot is the latest development in Bermuda’s plan to create a comprehensive crypto payments system.

Bermuda

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Former CFTC Chairman Warns G7 Nations of Perils Getting CBDCs Wrong

Former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo says the U.S. has the opportunity to create a digital dollar with "aspirational desire" that protects user privacy rights and distinguishes itself from other CBDCs that may surveil its users.

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Regulación

Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo Stumps for Digital Dollar

"Crypto Dad" made his case for the next evolution of America's greenback.

Former CFTC Chairman Giancarlo thinks bitcoin became an investment-grade asset following the introduction of key financial products.