The US Treasury Is Looking Into Privacy in Studying the Potential of a CBDC, Official Says
The US Department of the Treasury is looking into privacy behind the potential of a future retail central bank digital currency, a Treasury official said on Tuesday. A retail CBDC has pros and cons, said Graham Steele, a...
Archive context
Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
A retail CBDC has pros and cons, said Graham Steele, assistant secretary for financial institutions at US Treasury, on Tuesday at the Transform Payments US 2023 Conference in Texas.
One challenge of a retail CBDC could be privacy, Steele said. ...
Read More: The US Treasury Is Looking Into Privacy in Studying the Potential of a CBDC, Official Says
Why this matters
This cryptocurrency story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
Original source
Read on CryptonewsRelated market context
Fidelity Digital Assets finds Bitcoin now moving with US Treasury real rates
Bitcoin's correlation with US Treasury real rates suggests a shift in investor sentiment, potentially altering traditional portfol...
Bitcoin Price Hovers Near $81K as Analysts See Potential Market Bottom
Bitcoin slipped below $81,000 on Oct. 16 amid heightened market volatility, but analysts remained cautiously optimistic, suggestin...
Ripple Brings RLUSD to Cross River Bank as Garlinghouse Backs Evernorth’s XRP Strategy
Announced on October 15, the Cross River partnership integrates Ripple USD (RLUSD) into the bank’s proprietary Core Operating Syst...
Charles Schwab opens direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to its retail clients
Schwab's crypto trading access could significantly boost mainstream adoption, influencing market dynamics and increasing transacti...
MEXC Releases October 2026 Proof of Reserves, Reinforcing User Trust Through Verifiable Transparency
Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 16, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its October 2026 Proof of Rese...
MEXC AI Trading Report Reveals 85% of Crypto Traders Use AI, But Most Limit Its Control Over Funds
Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 16, 2026 — MEXC, a global cryptocurrency exchange, released its AI Trading Report, based on a survey o...