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CBDCs
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North Carolina governor vetoes CBDC ban bill, calling it ‘premature’
Roy Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, struck off a bill that would have banned the state from…
Iran to pilot CDBC in Kish Island starting July
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) will begin a trial of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the…
CBDCs could boost financial inclusion, ease cross-border payments in the Middle East, IMF says
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) could enhance financial inclusion in the Middle East and improve cross-border payments, according…
How did we lose control of our currencies?
The following is a guest post by Phillip Alexeev, Chief Growth Officer at CrossFi. Over the centuries, the…
BIS reveals almost every major central bank is interested in wholesale CBDCs
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said its recent survey of central banks revealed that 94% of them…
Congress passes bill banning Federal Reserve from creating a CBDC
The US House of Representatives passed H.R. 5403, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, sponsored by Majority Whip Tom…
WEF raises concerns over quantum computing risks to CBDCs, cryptographic encryption
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has issued a stark warning about the vulnerabilities in central bank digital currencies…
New Zealand’s CBDC roadmap enters design consultation stage
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand opened a new consultation period on a central bank digital currency (CBDC)…
Israeli central bank official says digital payment methods have ‘eroded’ the role of cash
Andrew Abir, deputy governor of the Bank of Israel, recently said that traditional cash was once competitive with…
Bitcoin is the only way out of feudalism
The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, the CTO of Komodo Blockchain. The US has undergone…
