The Onion Goes Numismatic

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Coin Collector Has Some Pretty F***ing Nice Coins(https://local.theonion.com/coin-collector-has-some-pretty-f***ing-nice-coins-1828653096)

India Considers State Digital Currency

India's central bank is researching how to introduce a rupee-backed central bank digital currency (CBDC) into its monetary policy in a bid to reduce its hefty annual billfor minting physical cash.

The news was revealed in the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) annual report, published Wednesday, which indicated an inter-departmental unit has already been formed within theorganization to study the "desirability and feasibility to introduce a central bank digital currency."

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India Eyes State Digital Currency to Cut $90 Million Banknote Bill(https://www.coindesk.com/india-eyes-state-digital-currency-to-cut-90-million-banknote-bill/)

Moy Speaks At Blockchain Conference

Speaking Saturday about the future of currency, Edmund Moy, who served as the Mint's 38th director between 2006 and 2011, praised cryptocurrencies as a free market solutionthat could bring "unbanked" people around the world out of poverty. He also said cryptocurrencies would disrupt the way governments have traditionally provided fiat currencies inthe same the way email affected postal services.

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Ex-Mint Director Cheers Crypto's Potential to Reach 'Unbanked'(https://thirtyk.com/2018/08/27/mint-cryptocurrency-unbanked/)