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Published on Thursday, March 7, 2019

Document number 19/04

Central Bank digital currencies: features, options, pros and cons

Summary

The emergence of cryptocurrencies is opening the way to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). This paper highlights the pros and cons of issuing CBDCs under four different variants: from the more modest proposals to the most ambitious ones where there could be a serious disruption in financial intermediation.

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Report (PDF)

WP_Central-bank-digital-currencies-ICO

English - March 7, 2019

Report (PDF)

WP_Monedas-digitales-emitidas-por-bancos-centrales-ICO

Spanish - March 7, 2019

Authors

Santiago Fernández de Lis
Santiago Fernández de Lis BBVA Financial regulation More information
Olga Gouveia
Olga Gouveia Lead economist for Financial systems
BBVA Research
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