Attorney Marta Belcher joins The Agenda podcast to unpack financial surveillance’s vast infrastructure and warn of the potential ramifications of central bank digital currencies.
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Hong Kong Launches Digital Currency Pilot With 16 Firms Including HSBC, Bank of China, Alipay
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the commencement of its e-HKD pilot which “will take deep dives into potential use cases in six
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Australia marks first FX transaction using a CBDC as eAUD pilot continues
The Australian digital dollar was used in a trade for a United States dollar stablecoin using an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain.
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Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Use of Central Bank Digital Currencies in Florida
On Friday Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that bans the use of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. Following the bill
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Retail CBDCs bring unknown ‘consequences’ to financial system: IMF director
The IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva said wholesale CBDCs, on the other hand, have “fairly little space for undesirable surprises.”
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Ron DeSantis Vows to Prohibit CBDC, ‘Woke Politics,’ and ‘Financial Surveillance’ in Florida
Florida governor Ron DeSantis reiterated his call for a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) during a visit to Jacksonville on Tuesday. Last March,
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