US central bank digital currency commenters divided on benefits, unified in confusion By Cointelegraph

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US central bank digital currency commenters divided on benefits, unified in confusion

In January, the United States Federal Reserve Board of Governors released a discussion paper on a potential U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) titled “Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation.” The comment period for the paper ended May 20, with the Fed receiving over 2,000 pages of comments from individuals alongside responses from leading stakeholders.

Cointelegraph read a selection of shareholder responses to the Fed paper, and it quickly became apparent that there are plenty of confidently stated opinions but little agreement among them. The main points of commonality are in the places they are all perplexed.

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington D.C. Source: AgnosticPreachersKid.