Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - Learn more about what CBDC is and the progress status of research on this topic around the world.

• Atlantic Council: The rise of Central Bank digital currencies and CBDC progress map
• Bank for International Settlements: Multi-CBDC arrangements and the future of cross-border payments
• IRS: Understanding the Basics of Virtual Currency
• United States Federal Reserve

Create a currency connection and comment below:

*How many different currencies from around the world can you list in 10 seconds. Go!

*Click a country on the CBDC progress map. What stands out to you about what they are working on?

*What is the oldest year you can find on a coin that you have? 

United States (U.S.) Mint

Full credit for this information goes to: https://www.usmint.gov
Learn about U.S. Mint: https://www.usmint.gov/learn
Coin and Medal Programs: https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs
Design Competitions: https://www.usmint.gov/news/design-competitions 
Inside the Mint News: https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint

Create a coin connection and comment below:
*If you could design a coin what person, place, object, animal, element, or plant would it feature?
*Try using a nickel and trace circular shapes to create a flower, bicycle wheels, bubbles, the sun. What else can you make?
*Find a lucky penny, leave a lucky penny; where is the most unique place you've found or left a penny?
*Try spinning a quarter or a dime, how long can you keep it going? Can you do more than one at once?