Feb. 12:48 on Feb. 6 Affect on US Digital Bank's "Digital Currency" Study
The US Federal Reserve, which issues the world's key currency, the US dollar, has announced its policy to pursue research on "digital currency." Central banks around the world, such as the BoJ, have already announced the start of collaborative research, and the movement over digital currencies is gaining momentum.
China is preparing to issue a "digital currency" for the central bank to digitize bills and coins, while US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said last year that "it is not necessary to issue for the next five years." Said negative views on the digitization of the dollar.
Under such circumstances, Fed director Brainard, the central bank, said on Tuesday that "it is essential to be at the forefront of digital currency research given the role of the dollar," and the United States has also studied digital currency. And a policy to proceed with the experiment.
The Fed said it would work with other central banks, and this month's announcement appears to have affected last month's announcement that major central banks around the world, including Japan and Europe, will begin collaborative research in this area. You.
In the United States, a private company Facebook plans to issue crypto assets with the function of currency, but interest is growing in how the United States, which issues the key currency dollar, will respond to new currencies I am.