The underlying tech of a central bank digital currency wasn’t enough to convince some panelists at a Fed conference that it could change the international
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US lawmaker lays out case for a digital dollar
“It is now time for Congress to begin the process of considering and ultimately passing authorizing legislation for the issuance of a U.S. CBDC,” said
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5 reasons why Bitcoin could be a better long-term investment than gold
Crypto advocates often refer to Bitcoin as “digital gold,” but how does BTC stack up against gold as a long-term investment?
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Draft bill to ban China’s digital yuan from US app stores
Three Republican senators introduced a bill to protect Americans from the “Authoritarian Digital Currencies Act.”
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US needs ‘electronic tokens’ with functionality of cash — Software Freedom Law Center legal director
Software Freedom Law Center legal director Mishi Choudhary supported tokens that were not quite CBDCs nor cryptocurrencies, but with cash-like privacy features many users may
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Fed Governor Says ‘Blockchain Is Totally Overrated,’ Claims Crypto Is ‘Just Electronic Gold’
The American economist and member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Christopher Waller, believes blockchain technology is “totally overrated,” even though the U.S. central
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