Six Senators Vote Against March Digital Dollar Ban Amid US CBDC Discussions
Six Senators Vote Against March Digital Dollar Ban Amid US CBDC Discussions
The US Senate recently held a significant vote on March 2 concerning a motion to proceed with a digital dollar ban. Six senators notably voted against invoking cloture, signalling their opposition to the ban. This development underscores the ongoing and increasingly concrete discussions in Washington regarding a potential US Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
Washington has spent years talking about a US CBDC as a distant possibility. It was an abstract policy idea, safely contained inside white papers and partisan messaging. But then the Senate put a number on it and made it very real. On March 2, senators voted 84-6 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed […]
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