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John Winchcombe

2 Oct. 2022

5 min read

CBDC Round-Up

Working paper 2713 from the ECB suggests policy interest in retail CBDCs has been driven by the decline in cash use and the rapid increase in digital payment types and use, challenging the status quo.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

31 July 2022

5 min read

CBDC Updates

Taiwan has said that it has completed trials of its prototype retail CBDC in technical simulations. This was concluded three months early. Electronic payments have risen from 40% in 2017 to 60% in the first quarter of 2022.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

31 July 2022

4 min read

Stablecoins – the Future of Money?

Schroders, a global asset management and wealth manager, has published a perspective piece, ‘Stablecoins: what they mean for the future of money’.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

4 min read

Any Link Between Cash Holdings and Bitcoin Ownership?

The Bank of Canada (BOC) has issued a paper investigating the relationship of Bitcoin owners with cash. The paper is written in the context of understanding whether private digital currencies will make serious inroads into the use of cash, particularly for transactions.

Cash Usage Digital CN Staff Papers

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

1 min read

CBDC Conference Agenda Announced

The CBDC conference has now posted its 2022 agenda online. More information about the conference can be found at www.cbdc-conference.com.

CBDC Digital CN Events

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

5 min read

CBDC Round Up

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Hong Kong Innovation Hub will start Project Selah in the third quarter of 2022. The project sees the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank of Israel working together, with the BIS, to test a two-tier system.

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John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

4 min read

CBDC Round Up

At a BIS event, the Central Bank of Chile announced that it is delaying its planned digital roll out to undertake further work on the benefits and risks.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

20 April 2022

8 min read

CBDCs in Emerging Market Economies

In preparation for a meeting of emerging market economy Deputy Governors organised by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the BIS surveyed 26 central banks and received papers relating to their CBDC work from 24 of them.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

30 March 2022

2 min read

G+D Solution Part of BCB CBDC Development Project

The Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) is working on a possible future Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and is looking to have its Real Digital ready for 2024.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

29 March 2022

5 min read

Impact of the Use of Cash on Demand for a Retail CBDC

A new IMF paper concludes that the main influence on the demand for cash, and why demand is falling, seems to lie in the demand preferences of changing population structures. If CBDCs are issued, the demand for cash may continue to fall, but the demand for card usage may fall by even more.

Cash Usage Digital CN

John Winchcombe

3 March 2022

3 min read

Overview of China’s Progress with its e-CNY Pilot

China has been working hard to get its e-CNY ready in the run up to the Beijing winter Olympics with the aim of using the games to test its CBDC. The e-CNY could be used by visitors to China as well as the local population.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

9 Feb. 2022

6 min read

A Focus on Stablecoins Today and Their Future Potential

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has published a paper on the growth potential and impact on banking of stablecoins. The paper explores what stablecoins are, their risks and their possible uses, including a look at the future.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

4 Feb. 2022

5 min read

Lord’s Sceptical about CBDCs

The UK’s second parliamentary chamber, the House of Lords, has reviewed the work of the Bank of England and Her Majesty’s Treasury Taskforce that is working on the potential for introducing a retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the UK.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

28 Jan. 2022

4 min read

CBDC News

The Banque de France, the Swiss National Bank and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub have completed a cross-border wholesale CBDC experiment. Known as Project Jura, the experiment used tokenised assets on a distributed ledger (DLT) platform to settle cross-border transactions.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

21 Jan. 2022

7 min read

BIS Working Paper 989: 'CBDCs in Latin America and the Caribbean'

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure carried out a survey of central banks in Latin America and the Caribbean asking about their work on CBDCs on behalf of the Bank for International Settlements.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

13 Jan. 2022

3 min read

Can CBDCs Increase Financial Inclusion?

Peterson Ozili has written a paper looking at the possible benefits of bringing the unbanked into the formal financial sector. In addition to listing the arguments for and against, he also includes a literature search outlining their key conclusions.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

6 Jan. 2022

4 min read

Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper 2021-63: 'Central Bank Digital Currency and Banking: Macroeconomic Benefits of a Cash-Like Design'

The Bank of Canada has considered what the impact of introducing a cash-like, deposit-like or universal CBDC would be on consumption, banking and welfare.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

6 Jan. 2022

5 min read

Bank of Canada Staff Discussion Paper 2021-17: 'Revisiting the Monetary Sovereignty Rationale for CBDCs'

This paper looks at the implications of currency substituting that go beyond the functions of central banks, to consider the key differences in monetary policy and LLR, and to assess the implications and risks of currency substitution and how they vary between countries.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

6 Jan. 2022

4 min read

Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper 2021-65: 'Predicting the Demand for Central Bank Digital Currency: A Structural Analysis with Survey Data'

With 14% of central banks at the pilot stage of exploring a possible future Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), this paper seeks to address three related questions; What would be the demand for a CBDC?, How would different design attributes affect demand?, and To what extent would a CBDC impact the demand for cash and deposits?

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

6 Jan. 2022

3 min read

Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper 2021-67: 'Best Before? Expiring Central Bank Digital Currency and Loss Recovery'

An offline ability to use CBDCs could make them more inclusive for those who find the digital world hard to access. This paper considers whether an expiry date on CBDCs would add to the usefulness of CBDCs.

Digital CN

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CBDC Round-Up

CBDC Updates

Stablecoins – the Future of Money?

Any Link Between Cash Holdings and Bitcoin Ownership?

CBDC Conference Agenda Announced

CBDC Round Up

CBDC Round Up

CBDCs in Emerging Market Economies

G+D Solution Part of BCB CBDC Development Project

Impact of the Use of Cash on Demand for a Retail CBDC

Overview of China’s Progress with its e-CNY Pilot

A Focus on Stablecoins Today and Their Future Potential

Lord’s Sceptical about CBDCs

CBDC News

BIS Working Paper 989: 'CBDCs in Latin America and the Caribbean'

Can CBDCs Increase Financial Inclusion?

Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper 2021-63: 'Central Bank Digital Currency and Banking: Macroeconomic Benefits of a Cash-Like Design'

Bank of Canada Staff Discussion Paper 2021-17: 'Revisiting the Monetary Sovereignty Rationale for CBDCs'

Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper 2021-65: 'Predicting the Demand for Central Bank Digital Currency: A Structural Analysis with Survey Data'

Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper 2021-67: 'Best Before? Expiring Central Bank Digital Currency and Loss Recovery'

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