Tag: CBDC

[LIVE NOW] Digital Currencies Could Forbid Buying Ammo, WEF Panelist Says; Ben & Jerry’s Asked to Live Up to Claims

Digital currencies could become a tool to bypass the constitutional rights of Americans and roll out controversial policies, such as restrictions on the purchase of ammunition or other programs. This would be through corporate-government collaboration, which has been seen as a workaround for the limits on government. The issue was discussed during a recent meeting…


Digital Currencies Could Forbid Buying Ammo, WEF Panelist Says; Ben & Jerry’s Asked to Live Up to Claims | Live With Josh

Digital currencies could become a tool to bypass the constitutional rights of Americans and roll out controversial policies, such as restrictions on the purchase of ammunition or other programs. This would be through corporate-government collaboration, which has been seen as a workaround for the limits on government. The issue was discussed during a recent meeting…


[LIVE 10AM ET] Digital Currencies Could Forbid Buying Ammo, WEF Panelist Says; Ben & Jerry’s Asked to Live Up to Claims

Digital currencies could become a tool to bypass the constitutional rights of Americans and roll out controversial policies, such as restrictions on the purchase of ammunition or other programs. This would be through corporate-government collaboration, which has been seen as a workaround for the limits on government. The issue was discussed during a recent meeting…


Britcoin ‘Will Change Everything,’ Analyst Warns

A Bank of England (BoE) digital pound will be a “complete restructure” of the current financial system and can give the government more control on how people use their money, a financial analyst warns. Some 130 countries are exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to the Atlantic Council. The Bank of England (BoE) and…


UK’s Britcoin CBDC Plans Raise Monetary Stability Concerns

UK politicians and financial experts have expressed their concerns over the proposal to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC) dubbed “Britcoin.” A joint consultation by the Bank of England (BoE) and HM Treasury, established in February, received thousands of responses on the introduction of the digital version of the pound. The project was launched…


PREMIERING July 4, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Susie Violet Ward: ‘This Isn’t a Dystopian Nightmare That Couldn’t Come True. It’s Already Happening in Other Countries’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Susie Violet Ward, a journalist, author and financial analyst. Susie raises alarm bells about a new centrally-controlled digital currency that the British government aims to introduce – to replace money. Similar plans are being considered by the Federal Reserve and central banks all over the world. This central bank…


Biden’s Weaponizing the Dollar Against Russia Has Backfired

Commentary In the full panoply of the Biden administration’s foreign policy errors aned gaffes, perhaps none was so stupid as its failed attempt to weaponize the dollar—the world’s reserve currency—against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. It’s telling that during World War II, neither the United States nor the United Kingdom—when the British pound sterling was…


What Will You Use as Money If the Dollar Dies?

Commentary The U.S. dollar could someday go the way of all paper-currencies past and be consumed in a hyperinflationary fire. It seems unlikely but it is possible. In some ways, given the reckless policies of the past three years, we should be perhaps surprised that it hasn’t happened yet. If the dollar loses its status…


Expiry Dates, Restrictions Benefits of Central Bank Digital Currencies, Economist Tells WEF

Expiry dates and restrictions on “less desirable” purchases are some of the key advantages behind central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to an economist at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event. The WEF hosted the 14th annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China, also known as Summer Davos. During one of the 30-minute…


CBDCs With Expiration Dates, Restrictions Could Target Social Policies, Economist Tells WEF

Expiry dates and restrictions on “less desirable” purchases are some of the key advantages behind central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to an economist at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event. The WEF hosted the 14th annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China, also known as Summer Davos. During one of the 30-minute…