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Second-Largest Stablecoin USDC Launches on Ethereum (ETH) Competitor NEAR Protocol (NEAR)

The second-largest stablecoin by market cap, USD Coin (USDC), is now available natively on the Ethereum (ETH) competitor NEAR Protocol…

September 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

US Dollar Facing More Severe Threats Than Ever Before, Says Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire says that the US dollar’s competitiveness faces unprecedented threats as cryptocurrency advances in other countries. In…

April 27, 2023

A CBDC Could Pose Significant Risks to Privacy of Americans, Says Fed Governor – Here’s Why

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman says the adoption of a digital US dollar comes with challenges and tradeoffs despite the…

April 20, 2023

US Senator Introduces Bill That Prohibits Government From Eliminating Cash When CBDC Is Created

U.S. Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma has proposed new legislation to ensure Americans can continue using physical bills and coins…

October 3, 2022

House Democrats Propose New Anonymity-Based ‘E-Cash’ Currency: Report

A handful of Congressional Democrats are putting forth legislation to create a new digital currency that would have equal standing…

March 30, 2022

Federal Reserve and MIT Begin Developing New Digital Dollar

The United States Federal Reserve and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are collaborating on a central bank…

February 7, 2022

110-Year-Old Tech Giant IBM Shortlisted To Create Singapore’s Digital Dollar

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) just shortlisted multinational tech giant IBM and 14 other companies in an effort to…

August 30, 2021

CoinShares Exec Predicts PayPal Will Launch Bitcoin Competitor As Crypto Acquisition Rumors Catch Fire

CoinShares chief strategy officer Meltem Demirors says PayPal’s move into crypto likely foreshadows the development of PayPal’s own native token.…

October 23, 2020

Federal Reserve Leader Reveals Inside Look at Research on Digital Dollar

The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is offering a rare look at the Fed's research on the…

September 25, 2020