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Policy

Las CBDCs y no las criptomonedas serán clave para el sistema monetario del futuro, según el BIS

Un capítulo de 42 páginas en el Reporte Económico Anual 2022 del Banco de Pagos Internacionales prevé un futuro en el que la programabilidad y la tokenización se construirán en base a las monedas digitales de los bancos centrales.

El BIS publicó un capítulo en su Informe Económico Anual que argumentaba que las CBDCs, y no las criptomonedas, impulsarían los sistemas monetarios globales. (Harold Cunningham/Getty)

Policy

CBDCs, Not Crypto, Will Be Cornerstone of Future Monetary System, BIS Says

A 42-page chapter in the Bank for International Settlements’ annual economic report envisions a future where programmability and tokenization are built on top of central bank digital currencies.

El BIS publicó un capítulo en su Informe Económico Anual que argumentaba que las CBDCs, y no las criptomonedas, impulsarían los sistemas monetarios globales. (Harold Cunningham/Getty)

Policy

Major Banks Urge Caution With European Union's CBDC Plans

The European Commission should evaluate the impact of issuing a digital euro, the Institute of International Finance said.

The EU is currently pondering whether to issue its own CBDC, a digital euro (D3Damon/Getty Images)

Policy

ECB Would Limit Digital Euro to Maximum 1.5T, Says Fabio Panetta

The central bank's executive board member believes few people understand what a digital euro is because "it's complicated."

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Policy

BIS Economists Contend Crypto Can't Fulfill the Role of Money

The nature of permissionless blockchains necessarily leads to “fragmentation of the crypto landscape,” according to the central banking group.

Basel, Switzerland, home to the BIS (Allan Baxter/Getty images)

Policy

BIS Appoints Cecilia Skingsley as Head of Innovation Hub

Skingsley is currently the first deputy governor of Swedish central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.

Cecilia Skingsley (BIS)

Policy

‘This Is the Usual’: Thai Central Bank Governor on CBDC Pilot Delay

A retail central bank digital currency will probably replace cash but not other means of payment out there, including private methods, the governor said.

Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, governor of the Bank of Thailand, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Videos

Examining Terra’s UST Stablecoin and Luna Token Crashes

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De and Sam Kessler join “Community Crypto” host Isaiah Jackson to discuss the collapse of the Terra protocol as its UST stablecoin remains deep in the sub-dollar doldrums and LUNA, its sister token, has fallen over 99% from its 2022 high.

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Finance

Fireblocks Hires Former Bank of England Fintech Chief to Lead CBDC Efforts

Varun Paul will also engage with market infrastructure bodies to explore the benefits of supporting digital assets and participating in DeFi.

Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

US Fed Vice Chair Says Digital Dollar Would Take 5 Years to Launch

The Federal Reserve’s Lael Brainard says it will take years to build a U.S. CBDC and that the project can only start once Congress and the White House sign off.

Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Lael Brainard predicts a digital dollar could take the central bank many years to build. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)