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The US dollar could go digital. Here’s what you need to know
Source: CNN Business
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business//March 11, 2022
The US dollar could go digital. Here’s what you need to know
Source: CNN Business
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business//March 11, 2022
(CNN Business) – As technology continues to revolutionize the way people live, work and spend, central banks around the globe have kicked off efforts to reinvent their local currencies for the digital era. Now, the United States is the latest to signal “urgency” in researching a potential digital version of its dollar via a Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC.
Part of President Joe Biden’s executive order regarding digital assets on Wednesday includes “placing urgency on research and development of a potential United States CBDC, should issuance be deemed in the national interest,” according to an accompanying fact sheet released by the White House.
