The one cryptocurrency you don't want to see is Fedcoin.
That's the name of a hypothetical digital currency that would be pegged to the dollar and issued by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Some Fed officials are already talking about it, and several of the world's other central banks are investigating creating national cryptocurrencies of their own.
Fedcoin solves several problems for Washington, but at the expense of citizens' rights.
Here's why the government will love Fedcoin - and you'll hate it...
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