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Policy

Central Banks Haven't Made a Good Case for Digital Currencies: WSJ's Heard on the Street

Central banks are rushing into digital currencies without considering how the risks might outweigh any benefits, the column argues.

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Markets

Are Central Bank Coins the End of Financial Privacy?

As the European Union gets more serious about a digital euro, most central bank digital currencies intend to remove the anonymity of cash.

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Markets

Boston Fed Wants to Hire a Digital Currency Engineer

The one-year position will work on the Applied Fintech Research team's digital currency experiments.

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Policy

World's Oldest Central Bank Reviews Possible Digital Currency With Mixed Results

Sweden's Riksbank has looked into the viability of central bank digital currencies for its local market.

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Markets

Custody Provider Copper Joins Think Tank to Bridge Gap Between Traditional Finance and Crypto

Crypto custodian Copper is joining the Official Monetary and Financial Institution Forum's new think tank to discuss how central banks are evaluating digital currencies.

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Policy

Fed Paper: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Replace Commercial Banks – But at a Cost

The research explores how "central banking for all" via digital currency could affect commercial banks.

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Tech

Money Reimagined: Designer Money for a Machine-Run, Post-COVID World

The pandemic is likely to accelerate a shift to automation, putting people out of work and raising the need for new types of money.

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Policy

How the COVID-19 Crisis Revived the Digital Dollar Debate

Some Americans are still waiting for stimulus support. Would a digital dollar have helped disburse funds? Here's a breakdown of the debate.

Under one proposal, U.S. citizens would be gifted a digital wallet, called a FedAccount, maintained by the Federal Reserve. (Credit: Houston Federal Reserve by Random Sky on Unsplash)

Policy

Digital Dollars Give the State Too Much Control Over Money

Arming the Federal Reserve with a digital dollar would harm the free market, says Max Raskin, an NYU adjunct professor of law.

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Policy

Inside China's Plan to Power Global Blockchain Adoption

China is about to launch its national blockchain platform, part of Beijing’s grand strategy to lead the digital transformation of the world economy.

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