In Dec '22 I did this map:
It was expected to have the First version of Digital Dollar launched by the Fed this July.
But it has not happened.
What it has been announced now is:
- No foresee of CBDC right now.
- Launch FedNow, a payment system that improves the current brokers managed by Visa and Mastercard.
China is more advanced than US
More details about this here:
https://joapen.com/blog/2022/12/15/central-bank-digital-currency-competitive-analysis/
In Spain we have instant payments since 2019 (if my memory does not fail), and this is something still not possible in US...
Let's see how the major banks uses #fednow as they charge a lot of commissions that are now in the air.
Who has the great opportunity?
To me the great opportunity for the #tech companies (#google , #apple, #meta) to increase their presence in the payments arena.
Elon, may be running like the hell to do not lose this train.