Will digital dollar be a threat to bitcoin?

[RolonNigel]

It will not pose a threat, and may promote the discovery of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is digital and has stored value, which does not conflict with the definition of digital dollars.
If this digital dollar is successful, then Bitcoin will also be positively affected, making it easier for everyone to exchange currencies.

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[Sang Veronike]

They argue that it is almost impossible for bitcoin or other digital currencies to replace the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency, and that the volatility of bitcoin's price and its extremely limited supply make it unqualified for the task.
In fact, the purpose of bitcoin is not for payment. You can use bitcoin to buy goods, but bitcoin is more about storing value.

[YouYou0321]

Digital dollars are designed to be controlled by the government but that’s not the case with bitcoins.
Bitcoin has its own supremacy. I don’t think the digital dollar will do any harm to them.

The U.S. dollar is completely centralized. Centralization may have some impact on Bitcoin in the short term, but it cannot be affected in the long run. The more you block BTC, the more people will pay attention to BTC.

[Blawpaw]

we all know that once CBDCs come into play the crypto landscape will be hugelly affected. They are already targeting POW blockchains and that is how they will start. They will turn POW blockchains illigal and push most of them to POS. BTC will have to resist or else....

[Celin Kai]

No matter what form a dollar takes, it's still a dollar. The digital dollar only converts the form, it doesn't change its essence. So the digital dollar won't have any effect on bitcoin.

[Abiky]

we all know that once CBDCs come into play the crypto landscape will be hugelly affected. They are already targeting POW blockchains and that is how they will start. They will turn POW blockchains illigal and push most of them to POS. BTC will have to resist or else....

Of course. Governments will increase their attacks against crypto after CBDCs are launched. But that doesn't mean it's the end of the world. It'll be up to the community to stand strong by keeping crypto as decentralized and censorship-resistant possible. Strong projects will last for generations, while weak ones will become history. I think government-issued digital currencies (or CBDCs for that matter) will benefit crypto more than it could harm it due to the publicity it will provide. People around the world will get to know there are other digital payment systems with the rise of CBDCs and the termination of paper money. Just like Gold co-exists with paper money, credit cards and Bitcoin today, the same will happen after the launch of the Digital Dollar or any other CBDC.

We really have nothing to worry about as long as crypto remains true to its principles. Who knows if we're closer to a full cashless society than we've previously imagined? Just my thoughts

[Yatsan]

Not even an inch. Threat for what? For allowing people to convert their assets and make use of it simply because this technology is still not widely accepted across countries? nah.

Digital dollars are designed to be controlled by the government but that’s not the case with bitcoins.
Bitcoin has its own supremacy. I don’t think the digital dollar will do any harm to them.

The U.S. dollar is completely centralized. Centralization may have some impact on Bitcoin in the short term, but it cannot be affected in the long run. The more you block BTC, the more people will pay attention to BTC.

How would centralisation of a fiat currency will even affect Bitcoin? Im confused. In short term? on what sense? Cryptocurrencies and fiat such as USD has no effect with one another. They are just interchangeable if an investor would like to liquidate an amount of his asset. Even the market prices of cryptos are still based with fiat but a sudden fall on the value of one, won't result to a change with other one's market price.

[YouYou0321]

No matter what form a dollar takes, it's still a dollar. The digital dollar only converts the form, it doesn't change its essence. So the digital dollar won't have any effect on bitcoin.

Yes, the important thing is not the physical form of the currency but the issuance method and issuance logic. What is important is the internal structure. I think there must be stability that fully conforms to the spirit of the blockchain.

[Abiky]

How would centralisation of a fiat currency will even affect Bitcoin? Im confused. In short term? on what sense? Cryptocurrencies and fiat such as USD has no effect with one another. They are just interchangeable if an investor would like to liquidate an amount of his asset. Even the market prices of cryptos are still based with fiat but a sudden fall on the value of one, won't result to a change with other one's market price.

Exactly. Fiat is Fiat, while Bitcoin is Bitcoin. You can't compare both of them because they're completely different things. Comparing BTC vs Fiat (USD, EUR, YEN, etc) would be comparing apples vs oranges. We all know Fiat will always be centralized, no matter how governments wants us to believe otherwise. The launch of CBDCs will only remove paper money from circulation by putting the mainstream economic system into the digital realm. But that doesn't mean Fiat by itself will become decentralized. On the contrary, CBDCs will enable greater centralization as they will allow governments and central banks to have a full scope over people's finances. Not like paper money where transactions are performed from one person to another without leaving any trace.

When the Digital Dollar comes, we should expect everything else to remain the same. Decentralized cryptocurrencies, on the other hand, will continue to improve and reach a wider audience in the future. They will never go away thanks to the way they were designed. Considering that crypto has come a long way since it's inception, it's likely it will live alongside Fiat for generations. Who knows how a full-fledged cashless society will look like in the long run? Just my opinion

[Codswallop]

If that happens, people will be interested in Bitcoin too. Today, many people, because of their lack of knowledge, cringe at the idea of Bitcoin. But they won’t once something like that happens.

[Warkop]

Digital dollars are designed to be controlled by the government but that’s not the case with bitcoins.
Bitcoin has its own supremacy. I don’t think the digital dollar will do any harm to them.

The U.S. dollar is completely centralized. Centralization may have some impact on Bitcoin in the short term, but it cannot be affected in the long run. The more you block BTC, the more people will pay attention to BTC.

How would centralisation of a fiat currency will even affect Bitcoin? Im confused. In short term? on what sense? Cryptocurrencies and fiat such as USD has no effect with one another. They are just interchangeable if an investor would like to liquidate an amount of his asset. Even the market prices of cryptos are still based with fiat but a sudden fall on the value of one, won't result to a change with other one's market price.

I also agree with you, there is no relationship between the two, it's just that they have prices on their respective exchanges, sometimes it's confusing, but it's back to the holders how they liquidate a number of their assets, in several markets, because it's true that all prices depend on fiat, not even just this year, even in previous years, experiencing the same thing, only a sudden drop in the value of one currency, all changes depending on them..

[Smartprofit]

No matter what form a dollar takes, it's still a dollar. The digital dollar only converts the form, it doesn't change its essence. So the digital dollar won't have any effect on bitcoin.

In my opinion, the digital dollar (CBDC) could negatively affect the future of Bitcoin. 

Currently, the first cryptocurrency can be bought and sold for cash.  Cash is untraceable.  Therefore, governments cannot ban Bitcoin.  Also, in many cases it is difficult for regulators to correlate information about the purchase of Bitcoin with the identity of its new owner. 

However, the digital dollar (CBDC) allows regulators to fully control all cash flows in the country. 

This gives them the potential to control all Bitcoin transactions and even completely ban the circulation of the first cryptocurrency.

[Abiky]

In my opinion, the digital dollar (CBDC) could negatively affect the future of Bitcoin. 

Currently, the first cryptocurrency can be bought and sold for cash.  Cash is untraceable.  Therefore, governments cannot ban Bitcoin.  Also, in many cases it is difficult for regulators to correlate information about the purchase of Bitcoin with the identity of its new owner. 

However, the digital dollar (CBDC) allows regulators to fully control all cash flows in the country. 

This gives them the potential to control all Bitcoin transactions and even completely ban the circulation of the first cryptocurrency.

This would only apply to centralized exchanges. But not P2P transfers happening on-chain. A person could simply buy/sell Bitcoin without having to go through centralized exchanges (which are traceable by the government). Of course, CBDCs will enable governments to have a full-scope of a person's transactions. But as long as you don't disclose that some transactions are related to Bitcoin trades, you'll have nothing to worry about.

The Digital Dollar or any other CBDC for that matter would only mark the beginning of the end for paper money. Everything else will remain likely the same as it is right now. Bitcoin and some other cryptocurrencies are decentralized, so it's likely they will live alongside digital Fiat for generations. Who knows if we're closer towards a cashless society than we've thought? Just my opinion

[ayuskabob]

Not more than euro or yen.

The 2 majors and only threat to bitcoin is 1: perceived trust,it can be hurt by media controlled by banks,but only to an level
and second :the possibilities and dangers of quantum computing to bitcoin encryption and all other crypto technologies.

[tjtonmoy]

You can imagine digital dollar as a stable coin in crypto. There are stable coins like us dollar in crypto world too. But that doesn't threaten BTC at all. The dollar will be controlled by Government, which defies the sole purpose of BTC, which is freedom and anonymity of personal space. No strings attached.
Why do you think BTC has come to this position over the year?
It's simply because Bitcoin gives us something which dollar can't provide. And BTC becoming more and more popular day by day. So I don't think this will create any major threat towards BTC.

[seoincorporation]

To understand if it will be a threat or not, first we have to understand how that digital dollar will work... if governments can print unlimited money with the digital dollar just as they love to do with real money, then it will be a threat to bitcoin. But if the money is limited just as in bitcoin then it will be something good for the cryptos ecosystem.

[noormcs5]

You can imagine digital dollar as a stable coin in crypto. There are stable coins like us dollar in crypto world too. But that doesn't threaten BTC at all. The dollar will be controlled by Government, which defies the sole purpose of BTC, which is freedom and anonymity of personal space. No strings attached.
Why do you think BTC has come to this position over the year?
It's simply because Bitcoin gives us something which dollar can't provide. And BTC becoming more and more popular day by day. So I don't think this will create any major threat towards BTC.

Digital dollar or simple dollar, none of these can be a threat to the bitcoin. Even no stable coin can ever become a threat to bitcoin. Stable coins cannot replace bitcoin. If dollars or stablecoins were that important, then we never had bitcoin in the first place.

To understand if it will be a threat or not, first we have to understand how that digital dollar will work... if governments can print unlimited money with the digital dollar just as they love to do with real money, then it will be a threat to bitcoin. But if the money is limited just as in bitcoin then it will be something good for the cryptos ecosystem.

Any money which is controlled by the government can not bring a threat to bitcoin, no matter if it is in the form of digital currency or fiat currency. Also, there cannot be a fixed supply of digital dollars and hence it will not be inflation free.

[Robertshon]

It is unlikely that a digital dollar would pose a threat to bitcoin. While a digital dollar may provide some competition for bitcoin, the two are fundamentally different and serve different purposes. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that operates independently of any government or central authority. A digital dollar, on the other hand, would likely be issued and controlled by the government, similar to how physical dollars are currently issued and controlled. As such, a digital dollar would not be a direct threat to the existence of bitcoin, but it could potentially compete with it for adoption as a means of digital payment.

[panganib999]

I came across this on the news today, and I wonder if this will be a challenge to the growth of crypto in the united states with the government beginning to consider the digital dollar.

The White House is particularly targeting the proof-of-work transaction-validation process used by many blockchains, including bitcoin. This mechanism consumes huge amounts of energy because it requires a lot of computing power.

And with everything else, the administration is pushing for a digital dollar, a kind of digital twin of the dollar, at a time when China has taken a step ahead on this issue

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Do you think with the level of civilization in the united states, that the digital dollar will be successful?

If Digital Dollar could be used outside of US with little to no restrictions and a lower transaction fee for that matter, Digital Dollar may be on par with bitcoin's utilities, but I doubt that would be the case cause the capitalist instinct is to always make parameters that will yield the person profit no matter what. Bitcoin on the other hand, although pricey, is very much usable overseas and to top it all off, anonymous, protecting its users privacy with utmost care. Digital Dollar will fall short on this as verification will be needed no matter what to make overseas payments and transactions. In the long run, Digital Dollar will see usage amongst the people, but if bitcoin continues to get the support that it gets right now, it will slowly regain traction.

[Abiky]

To understand if it will be a threat or not, first we have to understand how that digital dollar will work... if governments can print unlimited money with the digital dollar just as they love to do with real money, then it will be a threat to bitcoin. But if the money is limited just as in bitcoin then it will be something good for the cryptos ecosystem.

The Digital Dollar (or any other CBDC for that matter) will never pose as a serious threat against Bitcoin simply because it's centralized by design. Bitcoin's been doing fine alongside paper money anyways, so I think everything else will remain the same after CBDCs are launched for public use. What matters is that Bitcoin remains decentralized so it could resist government interference. Only this way, Bitcoin could survive for generations.

I wouldn't care about the Digital Dollar because it will be subject to inflation just like paper money. Banks will continue to create new units of the currency whenever they see fit, to manipulate the economy to their own advantage. I'm glad there's an alternative that empowers people to be their own bank. Who knows if governments will ultimately give up on their task to try to destroy Bitcoin for good? Just my thoughts