The U.S. is Considering to Adopt a Digital Version of its Currency

The U.S. is considering a radical rethinking of the dollar for today’s digital world February 6, 20227:00 AM ETDAVID GURA Since its establishment as the country’s national currency, the dollar has undergone many updates and changes, but nothing compares to the proposal being debated today. The U.S. is gingerly considering whether to adopt a digital version of its currency, one better suited for today’s increasingly cashless world, ushering in what could be one of the dollar’s most fundamental transformations. In that scenario, the U.S. would not only mint the coins and print paper bills. It would also issue digital cash,…