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Legislation in the House of Representatives is on a collision course over a future U.S. central bank digital currency. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
Dueling Digital Dollar Bills Debated in Congressional Hearing on U.S. CBDC
House Republicans want to ban U.S. CBDCs before they’re even formally proposed by the Federal Reserve, but one senior Democrat is pitching a bill that goes the other way.
Legislation in the House of Representatives is on a collision course over a future U.S. central bank digital currency. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Sep 14, 2023 at 4:24 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2023
RegulationsLegislationHouse Financial Service CommitteeCBDCsDigital Dollar
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at a press conference during Bitcoin 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Frederick Munawa)
Technology
Bitcoin
U.S. Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy Takes Potshot at DeSantis Bitcoin Remark
The largest cryptocurrency is suddenly a talking point in the 2024 race, after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared he would “protect the ability to do things like Bitcoin”...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at a press conference during Bitcoin 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Frederick Munawa)
By Frederick Munawa
May 25, 2023 at 9:19 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2023
BitcoinRon DeSantisCBDCsDonald Trump
The ECB is considering whether to issue a digital euro. (Holger Leue/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
Online Transactions, Peer-to-Peer Payments Should Be Priorities With Digital Euro, ECB Says
Transfers in stores and to governments could take longer to develop, but basic personal use should be free, the European Central Bank said.
The ECB is considering whether to issue a digital euro. (Holger Leue/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Feb 24, 2023 at 10:34 a.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2023
RegulationsCBDCsDigital EuroEuropean Central BankECB
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Podcasts
The breakdown
Here Comes ‘Britcoin’
The Bank of England and HM Treasury take another step towards a U.K. CBDC.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 8, 2023 at 8:04 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2023
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Podcasts
The breakdown
Post-FTX, India and Europe Push Ahead With CBDCs
After the exchange’s collapse, central bankers are focusing on their own forms of digital money.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Nov 30, 2022 at 8:42 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2022
The BreakdownPodcastsFTX CollapseCBDCsIndian central bankFranceRon Wyden
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Podcasts
The breakdown
Dan Held on Bitcoin and the Battle Against CBDCs
The crypto exec talks about freedom money vs. surveillance money.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Nov 2, 2022 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2022
The BreakdownPodcastsDan HeldCBDCsBitcoin