Fed Signals Digital Dollar Pilot Program for late 2026

Published: January 27, 2026 | Category: Trending News | Reading Time: 9 minutes

Project Hamilton 2.0: The Digital Dollar

The Federal Reserve has officially announced a pilot program for a wholesale CBDC, set to launch in late 2026. This move aims to modernize interbank settlements and maintain the dollar's dominance in a digitizing global economy.

Implications for Banking

Commercial banks will play a nodal role in this tiered system. The fear of disintermediation has been quelled by a design that preserves the two-tier banking system.

Privacy Concerns

The Fed has emphasized "privacy by design," utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to ensure transaction anonymity for users while maintaining compliance capability for illicit finance tracking.

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