Retail CBDCs bring unknown ‘consequences’ to financial system: IMF director By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] © Reuters. A myriad of unforeseeable “consequences” will be brought about by retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the managing director of the International...
Stablecoins must be programmable to counter CBDCs By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] When it comes to providing stable value, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) appear to serve two sides of the same proverbial coin....
DeSantis is right — CBDCs will lead to absolute government control By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] Arguing over the prudence and implications of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States has seemingly become one of Washington’s...
CBDCs ‘threaten Americans’ core freedoms’ — Cato Institute By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] A report from the Cato Institute argues that a United States government-issued central bank digital currency, or CBDC, would usurp the private sector and...
The world could be facing a dark future thanks to CBDCs By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] During the financial crisis of 2007–2008, many people lost trust in traditional financial institutions and turned to alternative forms of currency, such as cryptocurrencies....
CBDCs could provide smooth cross-border payments, says Bank of Israel official By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] At Tel Aviv FinTech Week 2023, Yoav Soffer, the advisor to the deputy governor at the Bank of Israel, touched on the topic of...
CBDCs should protect privacy, not be a surveillance tool: Former CFTC chair By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] The United States should lead the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) away from being “surveillance coins” and toward being “freedom coins,” says...
CBDCs could be ‘easily weaponized’ to spy on US citizens: Congressman By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] United States Representative Tom Emmer believes the launch of programmable central bank digital currency in the country could strip American citizens of their financial...
CBDCs threaten our future, so it’s time to take a stand By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] If the development of blockchain technology was a financial revolution, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are the counter-revolution. Their development has intensified in 2023...
India explores offline functionality of CBDCs — RBI executive director By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] India’s recently launched in-house central bank digital currency (CBDC) — the digital rupee — is now being tested for offline functionality, revealed Ajay Kumar...