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In Defense of a Digital Dollar

[Mar 22, 2023 2:51 PM] Fears about mass financial surveillance are real with CBDCs, but banning them, as Republicans have recently proposed, will not help. Instead, more research is needed, says Ananya Kumar.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz Introduces Anti-CBDC Bill

[Mar 22, 2023 2:35 PM] Ted Cruz has joined a myriad of politicians in demonstrating their contempt for CBDCs in America — but what about pro-Bitcoin legislation? Texas Governor Ted Cruz has joined a growing group of politicians who have come out in support of anti-CBDC…

Paxful CEO Says He Has ‘Lost’ 5 Bank Accounts

[Mar 20, 2023 6:30 AM] Ray Youssef, the founder of Paxful, a peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange, now claims he has lost five bank accounts. Ray Youssef Losses Five Bank Accounts In a tweet on March 20, Ray added that his close friends are also targeted and barred…

Russian Parliament Votes on Bill Opening Door for Digital Ruble

[Mar 18, 2023 1:30 AM] Russian lawmakers have approved a draft law facilitating the implementation of the digital version of the national currency, the ruble. The legislation amends various other acts to introduce definitions and establish procedures related to the…

Iran’s Crypto Rial Project Enters Trial Phase

[Mar 10, 2023 3:30 AM] The pre-trial stage of the project to introduce a digital Iranian rial has been completed successfully, the country’s central bank announced. The authorities in Tehran plan to expand the use of the state-backed currency and integrate it into Iran’s…

China’s Wechat Adds Support for Digital Yuan Payments

[Mar 8, 2023 9:00 AM] Chinese social media platform Wechat has introduced support for the state-backed digital yuan in its popular payment app. Over a billion users will now ostensibly be able to take advantage of fast payments with the digital currency issued by the…