Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have little structural benefits to draw from decentralized features of blockchain technology, according to the chief economist at Swiss National Bank Carlos Lenz. Lenz said that blockchain happens to be very inefficient, which nullifies decentralization in CBDCs as an ideal solution. Apart from blockchain technology, he said that there are […]
The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England said that the possible surge of non-bank actors issuing currency in digital form is an important newscaster.
Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe spoke about the growth of stablecoins and digital money in the UK during a speech yesterday at the OMFIF Digital Money Institute, London.
March Market OutlookThe Blockchain.com general crypto investment thesis, first published in slide format almost two years ago, highlighted three important elements of crypto adoption:Trust:...
The anticipation was great when Jerome Powell, the Chair of the United States Federal Reserve, finally addressed the government’s position on digital currency...
Thailand’s central bank is looking at smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi) implementations for its national digital currency, the digital baht.Vijak Sethaput, senior...
