CBDCs – Asking the Hard Questions
I’ve been following along the CBDC narrative for a number of years. It has been fun watching how the talking points have rapidly evolved. CBDCs seem to be getting closer to reality, driven by...
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Money, Programmable Money and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)
Note: This article was first published on 19 Aug 2020 on the OpenNodes blog, republished here with permission. The greatest trick played on modern society is calling a whole bunch of different instruments with...
State Sponsored Money – Under Pressure?
Today, state sponsored money is under pressure. The emergence of two threats has added urgency to the agenda to defend it.
Blockchains and Central Banks – What Have We Learnt?
This article was first posted on r3.com Over the past couple of years, R3 has worked closely with a number of central banks to explore if distributed ledgers could support their policy goals, and...
The hype around central banks, digital currencies, and blockchains
There has been a lot of hype around central banks, interbank payments, blockchains, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), but the narrative has become confusing and often misses the point. What’s going on? Actually...
