DeFiance Daily — A bipartisan housing reform package from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee includes language that would temporarily prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail central bank digital currency. The provision appears in the committee’s draft of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and would block a U.S. digital dollar through the end of the decade. The move shows how digital currency policy is increasingly being addressed within broader financial legislation.
Senate Housing Bill Includes Temporary Ban on U.S. CBDC
Published March 13, 2026