About

The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) was created to encourage research and public discussion on the potential advantages and challenges of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — or a “digital dollar.” The DDP will identify options for a CBDC solution to help enhance monetary policy effectiveness and financial stability; provide needed scalability, security and privacy in retail, wholesale and international payments; and integrate with existing financial infrastructures, including U.S. Federal Reserve-related projects.

The DDP works closely with its Advisory Group, Participants, and Pilot Partners to explore the challenges and opportunities of a U.S. CBDC through a deliberative process, including pilots, stakeholder meetings, roundtable discussions, and open forums. The DDP is open to participants from all relevant sectors, including commercial institutions, the innovation community, non-profit organizations and universities

Certain critical principles drive much of the DDP’s work and should be the foundation of on-going collaborations to develop a U.S. CBDC. For example, we should:

• Leverage private capital and expertise to build and innovate
• Encourage public-private partnerships
• Raise the priority of research and development in creating U. S. government budgets
• Lead the development of worldwide technology norms, standards, and governance models that reflect democratic values and interests
• Develop and adopt advanced technology applications within the government and improve the desirability of the government as a customer of the private sector
• Encourage state and local governments to adopt similar actions

We see a critical opportunity for the United States to be a leader in advancing a CBDC, which would help to ensure that our democratic values are sustained and enshrined in the future of money. We encourage the administration to support appropriate legislation to authorize the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to collaborate and work towards developing and implementing multiple pilots to explore and find appropriate solutions in key areas of concern to the American public, such as privacy, cyber resilience, financial inclusion and interoperability.

By developing a tokenized central bank digital currency, the United States can lead the world in this innovation sector for the next century. The time is now to establish pilot programs and lead in the exploration and advancement of this path-breaking technology. We welcome all who share these goals to join us and participate in our activities.

Project Partners

The Digital Dollar Project is a partnership between Accenture and the Digital Dollar Foundation to advance exploration of a United States Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology, and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 537,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

The Digital Dollar Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created to support the Digital Dollar Project’s efforts to advance exploration of a United States Central Bank Digital Currency in order to advance the needs of global financial systems and consumers. The Foundation is led by the Honorable J. Christopher Giancarlo, Charles H. Giancarlo and Daniel Gorfine.

The Digital Dollar Project Foundational Information

The Digital Dollar Project has published two thought pieces contributing to the global discussion on central bank digital currencies: The DDP White Paper proposes a tokenized U.S. digital dollar, outlines the benefits and risks of a CBDC in the context of the U.S. dollar (USD), and proposes potential use cases and pilots. The DDP Privacy Principles are meant to inspire robust debate about the principles discussed and their application in terms of both the technology selected to undergird a U.S. CBDC and the public policies that support optimal balances of privacy and related values against security, monetary management, and other priorities.