A NEW “Fedcoin” digital currency could replace cash, hurt savers and allow the government to track payments, crypto experts have warned.
President Joe Biden announced the move towards a US Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on Wednesday in a historic executive order on cryptocurrency regulation.
He gave the heads of federal agencies including the Treasury, Justice Department and Homeland Security 180 days to come up with a report on how the new digital currency would work.
Biden also asked the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell to “develop a strategic plan for Federal Reserve and broader United States Government action” on CBDCs.
It comes as governments around the world are scrambling to respond to the explosion in cryptocurrencies which are not state-controlled.
But experts say there…