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  "id": 2986247,
  "title": "Global central banks are pushing CBDCs to defend monetary sovereignty against USD stablecoins, but are struggling to find demand for the digital currencies (Jonathan Levin/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/global-central-banks-are-pushing-cbdcs-to-defend-monetary-sovereignty",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-08-23/central-bank-digital-currencies-are-no-match-for-dollar-stablecoins"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cryptocurrencies emerged in part as a protest against central banks flooding the global economy with money during the financial crisis 18 years ago.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/new-zealand-plans-a-bill-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-requiring",
        "published": "2026-08-24T05:01:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "New Zealand to ban social media for kids under 16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/new-zealand-to-ban-social-media-for-kids-under-16",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:54:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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