What Is a CBDC?
A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core.
Tag: Digital Dollar
Chris Giancarlo’s Digital Dollar Project Proposes US CBDC Pilots
The proposal games out CBDC scenarios for fundamentally different potential digital currency end users.
‘It’s Something We’re Studying’: Deputy Treasury Secretary Discusses US CBDC Plans
“It’s something we’re studying … [T]his is really a decision which sits as much with the Fed as it does with Treasury,” said Deputy Secretary Justin Muzinich.
Most Americans are against a digital dollar CBDC, survey reveals
U.S. citizens appear to be opposed to a digital dollar despite expressing concerns over the existing financial system.
The Federal Reserve Is Experimenting With a Digital Dollar
The Federal Reserve is actively investigating the potential impact of a digital dollar, though it has no plans to issue one anytime soon.
Senate Hearing Sees Digital Dollar as a Tool for Economic Supremacy
The digital dollar again appeared during a Senate hearing. However, it wasn’t the focus of the hearing, but rather just another tool that can be used to maintain U.S. hegemony.
How a Digital Dollar Can Make the Financial System More Equitable
Digital dollars can promote a more inclusive financial system, or they can contribute to already-growing economic inequality in the U.S.
Digital Dollar? Get Real, Financial Inclusion Advocates Tell Congress
Currently just a flashy idea, the digital dollar is competing with duller but proven methods for the job of getting stimulus funds to every U.S. resident.
National Science Foundation Funds Research Into Crypto Dollars
The National Science Foundation has given blockchain startup KRNC $225,000 to design cryptocurrency features for the U.S. dollar.
Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC
The Digital Dollar Project’s first white paper describes how a two-tiered system underpinning a tokenized dollar could modernize the U.S. financial system.
