The Fed Chair and the Treasury Secretary Come Out Against Privacy-Respecting Anonymous Digital Dollar

The fight to protect privacy in the central bank digital currency era just got more intense.

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In response to a question from Illinois Democrat Bill Foster during a House hearing earlier this week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell went on the record as being against an anonymous digital dollar. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reinforced that stance, saying anonymity made the U.S. government’s anti-money laundering goals extremely difficult to achieve.

In today’s episode, NLW breaks down why bitcoiners should be willing to get involved in the digital dollar privacy fight.

See also: Fed Chair Powell: Digital Dollar Would Need Stronger Privacy Than Digital Yuan

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