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Congressional Research Service Report: 'Central Bank Digital Currencies - Policy Issues' (Part 1 of 2)
July 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46850) on July 21, 2021, entitled "Central Bank Digital Currencies: Policy Issues" by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte and international trade and finance specialist Rebecca M. Nelson:

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The recent proliferation of private digital currencies or cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, and a proposal by Facebook to create a cryptocurrency for use on its platfor . . .

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