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Is PayPal Going to Fine You for Your Opinions?
A new policy was quickly retracted over the weekend.
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Crypto Update | Atlantic Council Director Sees 'Splintering' Financial System if US Falls Behind on CBDCs
With bitcoin holding steadier than traditional stocks, plus a look at a potential future of CBDCs, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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Mumbai, India (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)
India's Central Bank Crystalizes CBDC Vision in Concept Note
"Currently, we are at the forefront of a watershed movement in the evolution of currency that will decisively change the very nature of money and its functions," said the RBI.
Mumbai, India (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council (atlanticcouncil.org)
Atlantic Council Director Sees 'Splintering' Financial System if US Falls Behind on CBDCs
Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council, joined “First Mover” to discuss how a U.S. CBDC could be a trendsetter for the rest of the world, once it gets beyond the...
Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council (atlanticcouncil.org)

Financial Messaging System SWIFT Says It Has Proved It Can Lead Global CBDC Framework
Financial Messaging System SWIFT Says It Has Proved It Can Lead Global CBDC Framework
SWIFT, a key part of the conventional financial system that helps make cross-border payments between banks, has presented a framework for a global central bank digital currenc...
Financial Messaging System SWIFT Says It Has Proved It Can Lead Global CBDC Framework

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Republican Lawmakers Who Oppose a Fed-Issued CBDC Ask for Justice Department's Assessment
The report came in response to President Biden's executive order on crypto.
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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SWIFT Says It's Proved It Can Be the Way Forward for Global CBDCs
The financial messaging system said it has carried out transactions between different blockchain networks using both central bank digital currencies and fiat currencies.
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Amazon was selected to develop an e-commerce app for a digital euro. (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)
EU Lawmakers Attack Amazon’s Involvement in Digital Euro Project
Lawmakers from different parties cited worries over data privacy and taxation.
Amazon was selected to develop an e-commerce app for a digital euro. (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

The European Central Bank is revealing more details of its plans for a digital euro. (Manuel Breva Colmeiro/Getty Images)
Peer-to-Peer Validation for Digital Euro Might Not Be Feasible, ECB Says
The central bank will soon start developing a rulebook for its CBDC initiative.
The European Central Bank is revealing more details of its plans for a digital euro. (Manuel Breva Colmeiro/Getty Images)

Central banks in Israel, Norway and Sweden are testing CBDCs for international retail payments. (Matthias Kulka/Getty Images)
Central Banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden Team Up to Explore Retail CBDC
Results of the project, run by the Bank for International Settlements, are expected in the first quarter of 2023.
Central banks in Israel, Norway and Sweden are testing CBDCs for international retail payments. (Matthias Kulka/Getty Images)