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The US Senate has included a provision to ban any state-issued CBDC’s in the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” bill.
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The move largely favors dollar-backed stablecoins over CBDCs, with supporters citing security risks.
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The US is the first country to issue such a ban, with others having already launched or in the process of adapting a CBDC.
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