Bitcoin Despite Trump’s pledge, a CBDC is being explored behind closed doors, says former CTFC chair By info@uweb3.io May 20, 2026 Share This Post FacebookXPinterestWhatsApp Publicly, the U.S. has fiercely opposed a Central Bank Digital Currency, but former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad said it is inevitable and there will be one sooner or later. TagsCBDCChairClosedCTFCDoorsexploredPledgeTrumps Related Posts CFTC aims to differentiate swaps from gambling The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued two... US Targeting $1B Crypto Linked to Iran as Part of Isolation Strategy Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across... Blockchain.com Applied for CFTC Licenses for Prediction Markets, Derivatives: Report Blockchain.com has reportedly applied to the US Commodity Futures... France Proposes Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax France’s National Assembly Finance Committee approved proposals this week... ESMA Explores Tokenized Collateral for EU Clearinghouses The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) wants evidence... UK Sanctions Three Crypto Exchanges Tied to Russian Illicit Funds The UK government has sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges and... Previous articlePan-European stablecoin effort expands to 37 lenders in push back against U.S. dollar dominanceNext articleBitcoin Battles ‘Collapsing’ Bond Markets as Week Starts With Trip to $76,500