As technology continues to revolutionize the way people live, work and spend, central banks around the globe have kicked off efforts to reinvent their local currencies for the digital era. Now, the United States is the latest to signal “urgency” in researching a potential digital version of its dollar via a Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC.

(SOURCE) https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/tech/us-digital-dollar-cbdc/index.html