Jun 23, 2026

US Senate passes housing bill with CBDC ban until 2030

The Senate voted 85-5 to pass a major housing affordability bill that includes a ban on the Federal Reserve making a central bank...

Jun 22, 2026

U.S. Senate passes housing bill that carries four-year ban on a Fed CBDC

The idea of a U.S. central bank digital currency — though little more than a research topic at the Federal Reserve — may be gettin...

Jun 19, 2026

HKEX And HKMA Test e-HKD For After-Hours Derivatives Margin Payments

Hong Kong’s HKEX and HKMA launched a pilot using e-HKD for after-hours derivatives margin payments, testing wholesale CBDC in live...

Jun 17, 2026

Bipartisan CBDC Ban Deal Would Block Fed Digital Dollar Until 2030

A bipartisan deal in Congress would block the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC until the end of 2030, though the measure has no...

Jun 17, 2026

Congress Moves Forward on Housing Bill Blocking CBDC Plans

TLDR Senate and House leaders agreed on an updated 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The bill includes a provision banning the Fed...

Jun 17, 2026

Congress reaches deal on housing bill with CBDC ban until 2030

The US could soon temporarily ban a central bank digital currency, as House and Senate leaders came to a deal on the 21st Century...