central bank digital currency

Coinbase CEO: USDC Could Become a ‘De Facto Central Bank Digital Currency’
Coinbase CEO: USDC Could Become a ‘De Facto Central Bank Digital Currency’
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong predicts that USDC will likely "end up being kind of a de facto central bank digital currency in the U.S.," he said on the crypto exchange's earni...
Coinbase CEO: USDC Could Become a ‘De Facto Central Bank Digital Currency’

Rep. Himes: There's Room for Both CBDCs and Private Stablecoins
Rep. Himes: There's Room for Both CBDCs and Private Stablecoins
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) joins "First Mover" live from CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. in New York City to discuss his outlook on cryptocurrency regulation in the U.S. He says there's "...
Rep. Himes: There's Room for Both CBDCs and Private Stablecoins

How Taiwan is Approaching Crypto Regulation
How Taiwan is Approaching Crypto Regulation
Taipei-based Forkast News Staff Writer Timmy Shen joins "Community Crypto" host Isaiah Jackson to discuss Taiwan's state of crypto affairs, including its measured regulation a...
How Taiwan is Approaching Crypto Regulation

Outlook on CBDC Progress in the United States
Outlook on CBDC Progress in the United States
Josh Lipsky, senior director at Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, joins “First Mover” to discuss the significance of creating a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)...
Outlook on CBDC Progress in the United States

Why Central Banks Around the World Are Interested in Wholesale CBDCs
Why Central Banks Around the World Are Interested in Wholesale CBDCs
While a retail central bank digital currency gets all the attention, Senior Director at Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center Josh Lipsky says central banks around the world an...
Why Central Banks Around the World Are Interested in Wholesale CBDCs

Iran’s Central Bank to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon
Iran’s Central Bank to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon
The Central Bank of Iran will start a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot on Thursday, according to the country’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture...
Iran’s Central Bank to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon

Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar
Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is arguing the U.S. Federal Reserve should pass on launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) because the public is already served well by...
Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar

Wall Street: Fed Digital Dollar Spells Destruction for Banks
Wall Street: Fed Digital Dollar Spells Destruction for Banks
As the U.S. Federal Reserve considers launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), Wall Street bankers are sounding the alarm about the potential dangers of doing so. “Th...
Wall Street: Fed Digital Dollar Spells Destruction for Banks

Senator Elizabeth Warren Calls for US to Create CBDC
Senator Elizabeth Warren Calls for US to Create CBDC
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says it’s time for the U.S. to pursue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) during an interview on “Meet the Press Reports.” “The Hash” panel...
Senator Elizabeth Warren Calls for US to Create CBDC

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 20, 2020 : Italian member of the European Central Bank's executive board Fabio Panetta (L) and the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde (R) are waiting prior an Eurogroup Ministers meeting in the Jusuts Lipsius, the European Union Council headquarter on January 20, 2010, in Brussels, Belgium. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will present the main findings of its euro area Article IV interim mission. he Eurogroup will discuss the updated draft budgetary plan of Portugal for 2020, on the basis of a Commission opinion. The outcome is expected to be reflected in a Eurogroup statement. The Commission will present its proposal for the draft recommendation on the economic policy of euro area for 2020, published on 17 December. Ministers will have a first exchange of views on the proposal. The Council addresses annual recommendations on economic policy to the euro area as part of the European Semester. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Small Digital Euro Payments Won’t Need Laundering Checks, ECB Official Says
The proposals regarding the potential future central bank digital currency come as lawmakers prepare to scrap anonymous bitcoin payments.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 20, 2020 : Italian member of the European Central Bank's executive board Fabio Panetta (L) and the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde (R) are waiting prior an Eurogroup Ministers meeting in the Jusuts Lipsius, the European Union Council headquarter on January 20, 2010, in Brussels, Belgium. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will present the main findings of its euro area Article IV interim mission. he Eurogroup will discuss the updated draft budgetary plan of Portugal for 2020, on the basis of a Commission opinion. The outcome is expected to be reflected in a Eurogroup statement. The Commission will present its proposal for the draft recommendation on the economic policy of euro area for 2020, published on 17 December. Ministers will have a first exchange of views on the proposal. The Council addresses annual recommendations on economic policy to the euro area as part of the European Semester. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)