New Poll: Americans Don’t Want A Central Bank Digital Currency

A poll from the Cato Institute indicates that, while about half of Americans do not have an opinion regarding whether the Federal Reserve should “begin offering a government-issued digital currency, called a ‘central bank digital currency’ (CBDC),” among those with an opinion on the matter over twice as many – 34 percent of poll participants – oppose the prospect as support it – 16 percent. This result of the poll conducted from February 27 through March 8 in