'BritCoin' - UK Considers New Central Bank Digital Currency, What Happens To Cash?
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Mike ShedlockCentral bank digital currencies are coming and likely sooner than most expect.
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Central bank digital currencies are coming and likely sooner than most expect.
What will happen to the US Dollar? With the government pumping money into the economy, how soon until the value of the dollar goes down the drain? Join Ken McElroy and famed economist Peter Schiff in a discussion about inflation in 2021, the value of
Central bank digital currencies are coming and likely sooner than most expect.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has just gave a zoom conference with two of his European counterparts that there is the possibility of Central Bank Digital Currencies.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has just gave a zoom conference with two of his European counterparts that there is the possibility of Central Bank Digital Currencies.
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