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- How to issue a central bank digital currency https://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/papers/id/working_paper_2021_03 64 comments
- Digital currency outperformed all its central-bank-issued counterparts in 2016 with 125% rise in value https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/02/bitcoin-tops-1000-for-first-time-in-three-years-as-2017-trading-begins 5 comments technology
- IMF, World Bank advocate for benefits of central bank-issued digital currencies at G20 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/imf-world-bank-advocate-for-benefits-of-central-bank-issued-digital-currencies-at-g-20-093012622.html 8 comments worldnews
- What If Central Banks Issued Digital Currency? https://hbr.org/2021/10/what-if-central-banks-issued-digital-currency 43 comments futurology
- The privacy issues of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs): An Overview https://cointelegraph.com/learn/privacy-issues-of-central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc 2 comments bitcoin
- Poll: Only 16% of Americans Support the Government Issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency https://www.cato.org/survey-reports/poll-only-16-americans-support-government-issuing-central-bank-digital-currency 3 comments economy
- Poll: Only 16% of Americans Support the Government Issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency https://www.cato.org/survey-reports/poll-only-16-americans-support-government-issuing-central-bank-digital-currency 205 comments economics
- The Federal Reserve issues a White Paper on an American Central Bank Digital Currency https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/money-and-payments-discussion-paper.htm 27 comments futurology
- Indonesia plans to issue a central bank digital currency https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/105950/indonesia-plans-central-bank-digital-currency-cbdc?utm_source=cryptopanic&utm_medium=rss 6 comments cryptocurrency
- Japan's central bank kicks off experiments on issuing digital currency https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/japans-central-bank-kicks-off-experiments-on-issuing-digital-currency/ar-bb1fjakt 8 comments cryptocurrency
- Federal Reserve Governors Don’t See Reason to Issue Central Bank Digital Currency https://www.coinjupiter.com/newsitem/federal-reserve-governors-dont-see-reason-to-issue-central-bank-digital-currency 8 comments economics
- Federal Reserve Governors Don't See Reason to Issue Central Bank Digital Currency https://news.bitcoin.com/federal-reserve-governors-dont-see-reason-to-issue-central-bank-digital-currency 9 comments cryptocurrency
- G7 leaders issue central bank digital currency guidelines https://cointelegraph.com/news/g7-leaders-issue-central-bank-digital-currency-guidelines 11 comments cryptocurrency
- Canadians have serious trust issues when it comes to a central bank digital currency https://theconversation.com/canadians-have-serious-trust-issues-when-it-comes-to-a-central-bank-digital-currency-219192 61 comments technology
- Privately issued digital currencies likely better: Australia central bank chief https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/privately-issued-digital-currencies-likely-better-australia-central-bank-chief-2816361 29 comments cryptocurrency
- Tunisia Becomes First Country Worldwide to Issue a Central Bank Digital Currency https://beincrypto.com/tunisia-becomes-first-country-to-issue-a-central-bank-digital-currency/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tunisia&utm_content=sne 6 comments economy
- Sweden Starts Testing E-Krona, The First Central Bank Issued Digital Currency in the World https://7bitcoins.com/sweden-starts-testing-e-krona/ 3 comments economy
- Britcoin’ on the boil: The UK may have just changed the digital currency game. Britain’s announcement that it has established a taskforce to explore the potential of a central bank-issued digital currency underscores the extent to which China’s piloting of a digital yuan. https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/a-britcoin-could-be-a-financial-game-changer-20210420-p57kpa.html 5 comments cryptocurrency
- Representative Tom Emmer (R‑MN) has introduced a new bill to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) https://www.cato.org/blog/representative-emmer-says-no-us-cbdc 16 comments cryptocurrency
- The U.S. Treasury Department will advise the federal government to press forward on work to issue a digital dollar. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/08/us-treasury-to-recommend-issuing-digital-dollar-if-in-national-interest-source/ 18 comments cryptocurrency
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill (HB 7049) Friday banning any central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the U.S. for use in Florida. https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/12/desantis-bans-cbdc-in-florida-central-bank-digital-currency-explained/70211613007/ 69 comments cryptocurrency
- REPORT: “90% of nations planning Central Bank Digital Currency “ – Programmability: "Essentially, any CBDC would give either the state, the central bank or the corporation issuing the money as wages the power to control how and where the money is spent." https://off-guardian.org/2022/05/06/report-90-of-nations-planning-central-bank-digital-currency/ 30 comments goldandblack
- They buried the lede on this one... “At the same time, central banks are considering whether to issue their own digital currencies. Last month, the Bank of England launched a joint taskforce with the Treasury aimed at exploring central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs.” https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/07/bank-of-englands-bailey-crypto-investors-risk-losing-all-their-money.html 8 comments cryptocurrency
- Government lists bill to ban Bitcoin in India, create official digital currency | An RBI booklet on payment systems issued on 25th Jan also showed that the central bank is exploring whether to issue a digital version of the rupee https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/government-lists-bill-to-ban-bitcoin-in-india-create-official-digital-currency-11611943365545.html 82 comments india
- Zimbabwe's De-Dollarization: Central Bank to Issue Gold-Backed Digital Currency in Early May https://news.bitcoin.com/zimbabwes-de-dollarization-central-bank-to-issue-gold-backed-digital-currency-in-early-may/ 35 comments cryptocurrency
- Tom Emmer (a Congressman) introduced a bill today prohibiting the Fed from issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and the reasons he gave were (& are) very valid. https://twitter.com/RepTomEmmer/status/1481283945492852743 55 comments cryptocurrency
- Issuing a central bank digital currency is a sledgehammer to crack… a nut that has refused to be cracked for a long time."Bank of England said 20% of commercial deposits could shift to Britcoin (CBDC). Banks need to adapt or loose revenue stream! https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/the-bank-of-england-said-20-of-commercial-banking-deposits-could-shift-to-britcoin-and-dismissed-stablecoins-as-an-alternative/articleshow/87890469.cms 9 comments cryptocurrency
- Ecuador is planning to create what it calls the world's first digital currency issued by a central bank, which some analysts believe could be a first step toward abandoning the country's existing currency, the U.S. dollar. http://phys.org/news/2014-08-ecuador-heralds-digital-currency.html 18 comments worldnews
- Indian Government Prepares to Fast Track Crypto Bill — Plans to Introduce Cryptocurrency Law in a Month: Report. The bill seeks to ban cryptocurrencies while creating a framework for the official digital currency to be issued by the central bank https://news.bitcoin.com/indian-government-crypto-bill-cryptocurrency-law/ 15 comments india