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Tom Bleach @ The Fintech Times · 02/15/2025 05:00 EDT

Are CBDCs Doomed to be Put on Ice? Exploring Project Delays, Challenges and Potential

With Trump stopping work on a digital dollar, and central banks delaying plans, will CBDCs ever become a reality across the globe? To find out, we chat to industry experts.

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