BIS: Central bank digital currencies keep up with digitalization trends, but still needs identity and high security
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A recent report released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) re-asserted their position that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be a good supplement to a competitive monetary system and explored CBDC designs that nations can consider adopting.
Monetary systems are fundamentally built on trust in the currency. As such, it opined that CBDCs can open a new monetary channel based on trust in central banks.
Given how the world is rapidly digitalizing with rising consumer trends towards digital forms of payments, a digital representation of money such as CBDCs can “better capture public interest”.
The Asian Monetary Policy Forum
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