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U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill; CME to Add New Crypto Offerings
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published a draft version of a potential landmark stablecoin bill, with proposals including a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies and a request to study a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Separately, derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is adding to its cryptocurrency offerings with daily expirations for bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) futures options contracts.

Banco Central de Montenegro testará CBDC com Ripple
O banco central identificará a aplicação prática de uma moeda digital e criará um design para simular sua circulação.

India Stepping Up CBDC Testing, Targeting One Million Digital Rupee Users By July
India's retail central bank digital currency (CBDC-R) architects are aiming to scale the user base of the digital rupee to one million users and have prioritized solving the challenge of creating an offline version, two people familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in India's retail and wholesale CBDC pilots.

Índia mira um milhão de usuários de CBDC em três meses, priorizando transferências offline: fontes
Cerca de 100.000 usuários participaram do piloto da moeda digital do banco central do país desde seu início em dezembro.

ANZ Bank conclui negociação de créditos de carbono como parte do piloto CBDC da Austrália
O ANZ fez uma parceria com a Grollo Carbon Ventures para negociar Unidades de Crédito de Carbono Australianas (ACCU).

CBDCs Will Be a 'Trojan Horse': Citi's Future of Finance Global Head
In a recent report, Citi analysts suggest that the next influx of crypto adoption will be primarily driven by the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Ronit Ghose, Future of Finance Global Head at Citi, discusses the report saying, "we think CBDCs will be a trojan horse, it will be coming from the side or backdoor."

Citi's Future of Finance Global Head Addresses Future of CBDCs
A recent report from Citi speaks to the promised potential of blockchain and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and how it will be measured in "billions of users and trillions of dollars." Citi Future of Finance Global Head Ronit Ghose discusses the future of CBDCs and digital finance, explaining why CBDCs are "going to be a Trojan horse."

How U.S. Lawmakers View the Future of Crypto
Recently, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill aimed at blocking the Federal Reserve from creating a consumer-based central bank digital currency, or CBDC. The effort by the Texas senator adds to a similar state-level measure proposed earlier this month by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis breaks down how U.S. political parties might align on crypto.

Emirados Árabes Unidos revelam estratégia de CBDC, primeira fase a ser concluída em meados de 2024
A primeira fase do Dirham Digital deverá ser concluída nos próximos 12 a 15 meses.

Dizer não aos dólares digitais significa consolidar o status quo da vigilância
Ataques políticos às CBDCs dão um passe livre à supervisão governamental e comercial existente sobre transações financeiras e anulam a oportunidade de moldar padrões globais de acordo com os valores americanos, diz Christopher Giancarlo, cofundador do Digital Dollar Project.
