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Bank of canada to collaborate with mit on digital currency research project
https://betakit.com ^ | MARCH 17, 2022 | BY JOSH SCOTT CANADIAN STARTUP NEWS

Posted on 03/20/2022 7:40:02 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

he Bank of Canada is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Canada’s central bank announced yesterday that it has struck an agreement with MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) to conduct a 12-month research project that will take a closer look at “how advanced technologies could affect the potential design of a CBDC.”

The Bank of Canada-MIT project announcement comes shortly after United States (US) President Joe Biden made some significant moves on the crypto front. Last week, Biden inked an executive order calling on the American government to research the risks and benefits of crypto, and examine the potential of a US CBDC.

Amid the growing popularity of crypto, Canada and the US are far from the only countries to consider their own CBDCs.

CBDCs are virtual currencies that are backed and issued by central banks. The new Bank of Canada-MIT project is part of the Bank of Canada’s broader digital currencies and FinTech research and development agenda.

According to The Logic, the Bank of Canada has been exploring the idea of a government-issued digital currency for years. The Bank of Canada says that, as of today, “no decision has been made on whether to introduce a CBDC in Canada.”

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1 posted on 03/20/2022 7:40:02 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19

They want to eliminate cash so they can control you.


2 posted on 03/20/2022 7:46:03 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

There is a movement to bring in universal basic income.


3 posted on 03/20/2022 7:51:51 PM PDT by Jonty30 ( I am an extremely responsible person. When something goes wrong, my boss asks if I was responsible.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
There is a plausible rumor that Bitcoin was a CIA/Deep State backed project.

The CIA has a history of backing tech such as Oracle, Google, and Facebook.

4 posted on 03/20/2022 8:02:07 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !!!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

When the whole thing crashes and there’s no cash who ever put it in place better hide


5 posted on 03/20/2022 8:08:04 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Jonty30

There is a movement to bring in universal basic income.

Like the USSR


6 posted on 03/20/2022 8:08:48 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Jonty30

Loss your Encrypt Pin Number and Kiss your Digital Money Good By, or aka LEPNKDMGD. It should be named Government Wins You Loose, or aka GWYL.


7 posted on 03/20/2022 8:10:59 PM PDT by Don_Ret_USAF ("No Government can survive Without The Trust Of The People."er)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Yes, Biden’s EO on Crypto also directed Treasury to research the same thing; however, MIT has already been working with the Federal Reserve on this concept as part of the Hamilton Project.


8 posted on 03/20/2022 8:47:32 PM PDT by Patriot95
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To: butlerweave

Why? They will likely control everything. They will control you too. Read how Joseph handled Egypt during the famine to see how that works.


9 posted on 03/20/2022 8:59:46 PM PDT by D Rider ( )
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To: RomanSoldier19

Nobody is going to trust anything issued by BOC after the stunt the government pulled freezing bank accounts of people who donated to the trucker protest.

If I was a Canada resident I would be taking the first place to Zurich to open an account.


10 posted on 03/20/2022 10:11:39 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: KingofZion

You must not know that the Swiss disclose/share account info now. The old anonymous numbered account has long been dead.


11 posted on 03/20/2022 11:04:50 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: Jonty30

They will tell you what you need. Misbehave and we will starve your and your family. The pissant did it to the truckers


12 posted on 03/21/2022 2:11:35 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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