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Videos

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. “The Hash” team discusses the utility of CBDCs and their privacy implications amid a global race to digital money.

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Policy

At Davos, Crypto Is No Longer on the Outside

Cryptocurrencies have taken a prominent role at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, despite the mainstream finance world’s apparent contempt for the sector.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (right) and Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke on a panel about remittances at the World Economic Forum's media village. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

ECB’s Panetta: Digital Euro Could Come Out Within 4 Years

Peer-to-peer payments could be a first test case, though no final decision has been made yet.

Euro banknotes (Elena Popova/Getty Images)

Policy

Chilean Digital Peso Would Need to Work Offline, Central Bank Governor Says

Design principles are due out later this week, though no final decision has been taken on the digital peso.

Chilean pesos (Buenaventuramariano/Getty Images)

Opinion

Dr. Doom’s Crypto Embrace? We’re All Just Figuring Things Out

Bitcoin skeptic Nouriel Roubini’s development of a digital currency with Dubai’s Atlas Capital is the latest evidence of an industry that is still evolving.

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Policy

The Bahamas’ ‘Sand Dollar’ Needs Improved Cybersecurity, IMF Says

The CBDC represents just a tiny fraction of the available currency in the Caribbean nation, the international organization noted.

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Videos

Survey: 9 Out of 10 Central Banks are Exploring CBDCs

According to a survey conducted in 2021 by the Bank for International Settlements, nine out of ten central banks globally are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDC), with more than half of them currently developing the asset or running concrete experiments.

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Policy

9 Out of 10 Central Banks Exploring Digital Currency, BIS Says

A survey conducted in 2021 by the Bank for International Settlements found more than half of central banks are developing CBDCs or running concrete experiments.

Banco de Pagos Internacionales. (Harold Cunningham/Getty)

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5 Questions for Chris ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo

The ex Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief discusses regulation, digital dollars and financial inclusion. This article is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

J. Christopher Giancarlo (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)