Against CBDCs and the Politicization of Money
No one should understate the threat CBDCs pose to individual sovereignty, the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Paul H. Jossey writes.
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Oct 14, 2022 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
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UK, US Regulators Call for ‘High Levels’ of Global Collaboration in Overseeing DeFi
The Fed is sharing its analysis on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with six other central banks at the BIS, said Chair Jerome Powell.
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Mar 23, 2022 at 5:11 p.m. UTC
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Fed Chair Powell: 'War Underscores Need' for Crypto Regulation
Powell is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economy.
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Swiss Central Bank Ready to Run With wCBDC in January: ‘Just Takes a Policy Decision’
SNB has completed testing of a wholesale CBDC with Swiss exchange SDX, and is technically ready to go live, according to governing board member Thomas Moser.
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Dec 30, 2021 at 6:09 p.m. UTC
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CBDCs for the People? Where the Current State of Digital Currency Research Leads
A look at central bank digital currency studies and where they might lead.
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Dec 3, 2021 at 6:24 p.m. UTC
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The Downside of Programmable Money
Software bugs aren’t the half of it, says Steven Kelly of Yale in a Q&A with CoinDesk. “You can’t preprogram the exigencies of a crisis.”
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Nov 30, 2021 at 5:27 p.m. UTC
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Let the Market Come Up With Better Money Tech
There are better alternatives to fiat currencies available and the private sector is providing them, says Cato’s James Dorn. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money Week.
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Nov 30, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
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Indonesia’s Central Bank Wants to ‘Fight’ Crypto With CBDC: Report
“We assume that people would find CBDC more reliable than crypto,” a bank official said.
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Nov 30, 2021 at 9:12 a.m. UTC
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NY Fed Launches Fintech Research Wing With BIS Help
The NYIC will be led by PwC alum Per von Zelowitz, who joined the New York Fed in July.
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Nov 29, 2021 at 9:51 p.m. UTC
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Tanzania Plans to Launch CBDC After eNaira Launch: Report
The country’s central bank has reportedly begun preparations for its own CBDC.
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Nov 29, 2021 at 11:58 a.m. UTC
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