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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Labor to Mandate Cash Option for Buying Essentials
The opposition has called for clarity regarding what 'essential' items will come under the proposed law.
November 17, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Australian Parliament Passes National Digital ID Law
Eighty-seven members voted for, and 56 against the Digital ID Bill 2024.
May 16, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mums, Dads, Grandparents Raise Alarm on Digital ID, Not Just ‘Tinfoil-Hat Brigade’: MP
Australia's digital bill has been sent to the Federation Chamber for debate, and then back to the House ...
May 15, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
ANALYSIS: Cashless Transition Steamrolls Ahead After Major Bank Closes All Branches
Australians made $746 million in digital payments in 2018—that number soared to $93 billion in 2022.
March 8, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Fed Chair Powell Says Americans ‘Don’t Need to Worry About a Central Bank Digital Currency’
Republican-led pushback to a digital dollar intensifies.
March 7, 2024
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Andrew Moran
GOP Senators Sound Alarm Over CBDCs, Propose Bill to Ban Them
Critics of CBDCs are concerned they could allow new levels of government interference in people's finances.
February 27, 2024
BY
Stephen Katte
What 100 Million ‘Unbanked’ Nigerians Can Teach Canadians About Central Bank Digital Currency
Commentary Despite credit cards, e-transfers, and online banking having already made money go pretty much digital, the Bank ...
November 29, 2023
BY
Gleb Lisikh
IMF Releases Digital Currency Handbook for World’s Central Banks
Central bank digital currencies can push the world away from depending on the U.S. dollar, the organization said.
November 20, 2023
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Naveen Athrappully
Risks of Fraud Higher in Cashless Society: Advocacy Group Warns
An expedited transition towards digital currency usage could leave consumers worse off.
October 19, 2023
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Nick Spencer
Digital Dollar Poses ‘Significant Risks’ to Consumer Privacy, Financial System: Fed Governor
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman expressed further skepticism surrounding the necessity and efficacy of a central bank digital ...
October 19, 2023
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Andrew Moran
Central Bank Digital Currency: Unneeded, Unwanted, and Quite Possibly Disastrous
Commentary Amidst cryptocurrency booms and innovations in blockchain technology, governments have been showing great interest in creating their ...
September 24, 2023
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Gleb Lisikh
Is There a CBDC in Our Future?
While it's becoming increasingly clear that we will need some sort of monetary reform in the years ahead, ...
September 23, 2023
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Mark Hendrickson
‘Digital Dollar Dilemma’: House Republicans, Experts Warn of CBDC Threat to Core Freedoms
House Republicans renewed their anti-central bank digital currency (CBDC) efforts in Washington this week.
September 15, 2023
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Andrew Moran
FedNow Launches in US, Fed Insists Payment System ‘Not Related to a Digital Currency’
The FedNow instant payment system from the U.S. Federal Reserve is now live, with the central bank claiming ...
July 21, 2023
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Naveen Athrappully
Africa’s First CBDC Push Encounters Slow Progress, IMF Says
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) efforts to make citizens adopt the eNaira central bank digital currency (CBDC) ...
May 23, 2023
BY
Naveen Athrappully
ANALYSIS: ‘Slippery Slope’: Experts Warn About Pitfalls of Central Bank Digital Currencies
As the Bank of Canada seeks consultation from Canadians on its design of a potential central bank digital ...
May 22, 2023
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Matthew Horwood
DeSantis Signs Bills Banning Central Bank Digital Currency, Protecting Gun Owner Rights
After a flurry of bill-signing throughout the week, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis signed into law two more measures ...
May 12, 2023
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Dan M. Berger
‘We Need to Get Ready’: Bank of Canada Launches Consultations on Central Bank Digital Currency
The Bank of Canada has announced that it is exploring the possibility of issuing a Central Bank Digital ...
May 9, 2023
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Matthew Horwood
Florida Defines ‘Money,’ Passes Bill to Ban a Central Bank Digital Currency
Florida’s House of Representatives passed a bill that seeks to ban the use of a central bank digital ...
May 3, 2023
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Naveen Athrappully
Fed Asks Americans for Feedback on a Central Bank Digital Currency—Here Are Some Responses
Americans are worried that a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) could end up compromising essential freedoms, further ...
April 23, 2023
BY
Naveen Athrappully
‘Privacy Is a Top Concern’: Fed Governor Warns About CBDC Risks
The use of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) poses considerable risks to the privacy of Americans, potentially even ...
April 20, 2023
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Naveen Athrappully
UMU: A New Global Digital Currency Launched at IMF Event
A new central bank digital currency (CBDC) was launched at a recent event held by the International Monetary ...
April 18, 2023
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Naveen Athrappully
‘CBDCs Grease the Slippery Slope to Financial Slavery and Political Tyranny’: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
The U.S. government will use the current financial crisis to promote a central bank digital currency (CBDC), warned ...
April 7, 2023
BY
Naveen Athrappully
Republican Bill Seeks to Ban Central Bank Digital Currency in US Over Privacy Concerns
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz introduced new legislation on March 21 that would ban the Federal Reserve from launching a ...
March 22, 2023
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Katabella Roberts
DeSantis Fights Move Toward Converting Dollar to Central Digital Currency
PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis denounced federal consideration of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on March 20 ...
March 20, 2023
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Dan M. Berger
‘Dangerous Surveillance’: Republican Lawmaker Wants to Ban Federal Reserve From Issuing Digital Currency
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) has introduced legislation that seeks to prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing ...
February 23, 2023
BY
Naveen Athrappully
Federal Government’s Digital Dollar Seen as Threat to Personal Liberty
As the federal government advances its plans to create a central bank digital currency (CBDC), critics are sounding ...
January 9, 2023
BY
Kevin Stocklin
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