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New ‘Global CBDC Platform’ Must Be Built To Outrun Cross-Border Crypto Adoption: IMF Managing Director

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that a planetary digital currency should be built to connect each country before the…

June 19, 2023

Ripple Partners With Colombia’s Central Bank To Explore Blockchain Use Cases and CBDCs Powered by the XRP Ledger

Payments firm Ripple is working with Colombia’s central bank to test the firm’s new platform for central bank digital currencies…

June 16, 2023

US Treasury Official Warns Against Privacy Abuse With Incoming CBDC

A US Treasury official is warning of the risk of privacy violations with the potential launch of a central bank…

June 15, 2023

Overwhelming Majority of Americans Oppose US CBDC That Would Allow Government to Track and Control Spending: Survey

A new survey from an American think tank shows an overwhelming majority of US adults are against the adoption of…

June 12, 2023

Cardano Creator Warns SEC Lawsuit Against Binance Is Part of Crypto Suppression Efforts, Says End Goal Is CBDC

Cardano (ADA) creator Charles Hoskinson says that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking legal action against Binance…

June 8, 2023

Bitcoin Firebrand Michael Saylor Says Banking Establishment Will Oppose CBDCs, Predicts Stablecoin Wind Down

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor predicts that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will face significant challenges amid talks of the US…

May 29, 2023

JPMorgan and Too-Big-To-Fail Banks Are Right To Panic Over American CBDC: Yanis Varoufakis

Economist and former Greek Minister of Finance, Yanis Varoufakis, says the current banking regime is rightfully wary of a central…

May 28, 2023

Cardano Creator Charles Hoskinson Says CBDC Fears Are Justified, Warns They Could Be Seized by the Government

The co-founder of smart contract platform Cardano (ADA) says that fears surrounding central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are justified as…

May 26, 2023

US Lawmaker Introduces Legislation Prohibiting Fed From Issuing CBDC Without Congressional Approval

A member of the US House of Representatives is introducing bi-partisan legislation that would explicitly prohibit the Federal Government from…

May 19, 2023

Ripple Unveils CBDC Platform To Enable Governments and Other Institutions To Issue National Digital Currencies

Payments platform Ripple is unveiling a new protocol that would allow large-scale institutions to issue their own central bank digital…

May 18, 2023