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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen lays out Biden Administration’s crypto plans but admits digital dollar would take ‘years’ to develop

By Elizabeth Hearst for AMLi

US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, has warned that a digital dollar could take years to develop, as regulators engage in a six-month review on digital assets.

Speaking at an event in Washington D.C. Sec. Yellen stressed: “We must be clear that issuing a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) would likely present a major design and engineering challenge that would require years of development, not months.”

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