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Gillian Tett writes in the FT column on how the Boston Fed and MIT are building an entirely new CBDC platform to displace existing cryptocurrencies. Later this month, the Federal Reserve holds its Jackson Hole meeting to discuss another big experiment: how soon can the Fed create an effective central bank digital currency (CBDC)? The…

The U.S. is starting a national conversation about a central bank digital currency, while more than 60 central banks have been looking into CBDCs since 2014. Several countries worldwide have experimented with digital currencies or already released early versions of CBDCs. Such a turn could make banking and monetary policy more efficient and help the…