As The Fed Outlines CBDC Principles, It Reveals Antithesis To Bitcoin

As The Fed Outlines CBDC Principles, It Reveals Antithesis To Bitcoin

The Federal Reserve recently outlined its considerations for a U.S. CBDC, confirming that it would be diametrically opposed to Bitcoin.“This paper is the first step in a public discussion between the Federal Reserve and stakeholders about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).”–“Money And Payments: The U.S. Dollar In The Age Of Digital Transformation,” Federal ReserveQuotations throughout the article will come from the above article unless otherwise linked, which was written by the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve. It can be concluded that the board’s intentions are to begin a....


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