Federal Reserve Board Views Digitizing The U.S. Dollar As High Priority

LexisNexis (August 20, 2021, 11:53 AM EDT) -- The Federal Reserve Board is seriously considering creating a new payments system based on a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). CBDC is issued by a nation’s central bank in digital form as a substitute for cash in physical form. Digitizing the U.S. dollar would largely bypass existing electronic payment systems....