U.S. Public Policy & Crypto Watch: US Govt Officials, Regulators To Begin CDBC Discussions In Coming Months

In the coming months, officials from the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the White House will begin to meet to discuss a possible Central Digital Bank Currency (CDBC) and other payments innovations, a senior Treasury Department official said this week.

She said that policymakers are evaluating whether a U.S. CBDC is in the national interest. As part of this effort, Treasury is leading an interagency CBDC Working Group to develop…