Russia’s Finance Ministry says (again) that the digital ruble will replace cash
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Russia’s Finance Ministry says (again) that the digital ruble will replace cash

ByEdward Slavsquat

“The transition to CBDCs will be completely voluntary, though. You needn’t worry!” Alexei Moiseev, Russia’s deputy minister of finance, is the world’s most candid space lizard. When he announced in a September 2021 interview that “the digital ruble is a replacement for the cash ruble”, skeptics and haters spread hurtful rumors that Moiseev’s refreshing and…

Poll: Americans Don’t Want a Central Bank Digital Currency
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Poll: Americans Don’t Want a Central Bank Digital Currency

ByAdam Dick

A poll from the Cato Institute indicates that, while about half of Americans do not have an opinion regarding whether the Federal Reserve should “begin offering a government-issued digital currency, called a ‘central bank digital currency’ (CBDC),” among those with an opinion on the matter over twice as many — 34 percent of poll participants — oppose…