"A U.S. CBDC Could Potentially Also Help Maintain the Dollar's International Standing. We Are Examining Whether a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency Would Improve Upon an Already Safe and Efficient Domestic Payment System." - Jerome Powell
“The New York Fed Is Running a 12-Week CBDC Pilot Program with Major Banks. Japan Is Running a Trial of Their Own and So Is Japan with a Super Majority of Industrial Nations Participating In This.”