Former CFTC Chair says time for Federal to create digital dollar and Bitcoin should co-exit along with it
Category: Dollar
Bahamas Digital Dollar to Roll out Across All Islands in H2 2020, Governor Says
After launching the Bahaman digital dollar pilot in December, the Bahamas’ central bank will roll out the initiative across all islands in H2 2020
US Intelligence Community Sees Crypto As a Threat to the Greenback
The U.S. intelligence community is racing to anticipate developments that could usurp the dollar’s global dominance
Fed Nominee: Need for a Digital Dollar is an “Extremely Important Discussion”
Fed Nominee Judy Shelton speaks about the need for a digital dollar at a confirmation hearing in the US Senate
New Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin QCAD to be Regulated by FinTRAC
Canada Stablecorp’s new CAD-pegged stablecoin QCAD will start being regulated by major local AML authority, the FinTRAC, by June 2020
Japanese Lawmakers Want US to Place Digital Currencies on G7 Agenda
In light of China’s forthcoming digital yuan, Japan should push the U.S. to place digital currencies on the G7’s agenda, say local lawmakers
Deutsche Bank: Cryptocurrencies Won’t Replace Cash ‘Anytime Soon’
Cash is unlikely to disappear anytime soon despite the decline of its use as a payment method and the surge of digital currencies, Germany’s largest bank believes
Facebook’s Libra Pushed World to Reconsider USD as Global Reserve Currency: WEF
Global officials and economists at the WEF voice the fact that Facebook’s Libra pushed the world to start reconsidering the U.S. dollar as anchor currency
Davos: Giancarlo’s Digital Dollar Project Will Focus on Benefits of a US CBDC
Ex-CFTC chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo confirms in Davos that the Digital Dollar project will focus on a U.S. central bank digital currency
Japanese Ex-Central Banker: Libra Spurred Us to Take CBDCs Seriously
The former head of payments and settlements at the Bank of Japan says Facebook’s Libra spurred institutions to look seriously into digital currency issuance