Stablecoins and payments innovations
Christopher Waller reflects on stablecoins, and raises the risks and benefits they have, in particular the lack of a regulatory and supervisory framework
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CBDC in an historical perspective
Monetary transformations through history have been driven by changing technology. Michael Bordo argues that technological change is inevitable
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Is ‘crypto’ a financial stability risk?
Jon Cunliffe looks at the impact of ‘crypto’ on the stability of the UK’s financial system and asks whether the world of ‘crypto finance’ poses risks to financial stability
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The impact of fintech on central bank governance
Marianne Bechara, Wouter Bossu, Yan Liu, and Arthur Rossi consider the key legal issues central banks face on their governance
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A solution in search of a problem?
The payment system is changing in profound ways. Christopher Waller asks if a CBDC would address any of the problems
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Do we need ‘public money’?
The Bank of England has issued banknotes for over 300 years. Jon Cunliffe talks about future of money in the UK in an increasingly digital world
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Stablecoins: what’s old is new again
Christina Segal-Knowles talks about stablecoins. She looks at how they could be regulated if they are used as a form of payment
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The future of cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies have foreshadowed a potential digital future for money. Graham Bright sees blockchain as an enabler in the growth of the financial system and digital money
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The BVI fintech transformation
From a traditional financial services centre to a global fintech hub, Simon Gray charts the emergence of the BVI as an innovation and investment hotspot across the fintech and digital space
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Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system
Does the economy need digital currencies? Agustín Carstens asks who should issue them, how should they be designed and what are the implications for the monetary system?
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