Mar 17, 2021
The idea that much of today’s cash use will shift to digital tokens is neither faddish nor outlandish, as long as you don’t start equating the future of money with Bitcoin.
Sure, governments will borrow some elements of the distributed ledger technology behind private cryptocurrencies, but they will very much want to retain control of what circulates as money in their economies. Some will succeed.
Don’t be surprised if by the end of the current decade, the e-wallet on your smartphone resembles a multicurrency account. But instead of dealing with commercial banks, you may be a customer of central banks. Several of them, in fact.
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The idea that much of today’s cash use will shift to digital tokens is not outlandish, as long as you don’t start equating the future of money with Bitcoin, says Andy Mukherjee.
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Many companies staying away from investments that generate carbon: Bill Gates Outlook January 28, 2021 01:40 IST Many companies staying away from investments that generate carbon: Bill Gates outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
New Delhi/Davos, Jan 27 (PTI) Many companies have begun taking carbon into account when they make investment decisions and they stay away from investments that are generating carbon, top entrepreneur and industry leader Bill Gates said on Wednesday.
At a panel discussion on carbon markets during the World Economic Forum s online Davos Agenda Summit, Gates further said the next big step would be getting people to put their money into things that are proveably having a positive impact on the environment.