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Latest publications on Digital currency

China | All you need to know about the Central Bank Digital Currency e-CNY

October 18, 2021

We analyze the motivations of the PBoC to promote CBDC, how we define it and how it is going to operate. We also discuss some special characteristics of e-CNY and its potential risks on financial stability etc.

Are cryptocurrencies an option for Latin America’s central banks?

April 23, 2018

The issue of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether, among many others, has been increasing in recent years. Their use has been driven by the wish to use a decentralised currency that is not controlled by a central bank. Paradoxically, the technological development that made it popular is also within reach of the authorities.

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