>>Federal Reserve Double Talk<<
"The Fed doesn't have a secret lab where they are developing a digital currency," quips Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell at the FOMC press conference, 03-20-24
"The Federal Reserve will continue to explore a wide range of design options for a CBDC." - Published by the Fed in a paper titled "Money and Payments: the US Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation," pg 17, Jan. 2022
Sources:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/money-and-payments-20220120.pdf