PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

The organization said that “the aim is to explore the potentialities offered by this technology, and to identify concrete cases integrating Central Bank Digital Currencies [CBDC] in innovative procedures for the clearing and settlement of tokenized financial assets.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Financial Enforcement Crimes Network (FinCEN), proposed a set of new rules that would boost information gathering activities tied to cryptocurrencies. FinCEN, in stats that seem to back up Lagarde’s contention, has estimated that there was $119 billion in suspicious activity in 2019 alone tied to cryptos.

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Money Laundering Bitcoin Regulations Central Bank 61

The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

During the Biden Administration, the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) explored plans for Project Cedar, an early-stage framework for a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC). Senator Lee has been among the most vocal opponents of a US CBDC, expressing concerns about potential government overreach.

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