Skip to main content

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system.

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below.

Research & Publications Speeches Frequently Asked Questions Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation Public Comments

Speeches

Governor Lael Brainard
Preparing for the Financial System of the Future
February 18, 2022
Governor Christopher J. Waller
CBDC: A Solution in Search of a Problem?
August 5, 2021
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
Parachute Pants and Central Bank Money
June 28, 2021
Governor Lael Brainard
Private Money and Central Bank Money as Payments Go Digital: an Update on CBDCs
May 24, 2021
Chair Jerome Powell
Pushing the Frontiers of Payments: Towards Faster, Cheaper, More Transparent and More Inclusive Cross Border Payments
March 18, 2021
Governor Lael Brainard
An Update on Digital Currencies
August 13, 2020
Governor Lael Brainard
The Digitalization of Payments and Currency: Some Issues for Consideration
February 5, 2020
Governor Lael Brainard
Digital Currencies, Stablecoins, and the Evolving Payments Landscape
October 16, 2019
Governor Lael Brainard
Cryptocurrencies, Digital Currencies, and Distributed Ledger Technologies: What Are We Learning?
May 15, 2018
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
Thoughts on Prudent Innovation in the Payment System
November 30, 2017

Last Update: April 15, 2022