Stablecoin and CBDC News Digest, August 2022
by Sarah Palurovic, Tamara Ferreira Schmidt, Conrad Kraft on Aug 30, 2022 7:30:00 AM
The world of digital money moves quickly and is time consuming to keep up to date with. To keep you up to speed with the most important pieces of news that have lasting implications especially for stablecoins and CBDCs, the monthly Stablecoin and CBDC News Digest takes care of it for …
A successful implementation of a Digital Euro depends on solving the “CBDC Design Trilemma”
by Cizar Bachir Brahim on Aug 24, 2022 11:11:00 AM
Blockchain can be defined as a system that sometimes sacrifices performance for the sake of increased security and decentralisation (Nakamoto, 2008). To become a useful retail CBDC, any chosen digital euro implementation should perform as fast as other competing payment systems such a …
Stablecoins: An introduction and recommendations for the EU
by Digital Euro Association on Aug 24, 2022 8:30:00 AM
Since the Digital Euro Association’s Private Digital Euro Working Group started writing their paper at the beginning of 2022, the world of stablecoins has changed more dramatically than any of us could have imagined.
Stablecoin and CBDC News Digest, July 2022
by Conrad Kraft, Sarah Palurovic on Aug 19, 2022 7:45:00 AM
The world of digital money moves quickly and is time consuming to keep up to date with. To keep you up to speed with the most important pieces of news that have lasting implications especially for stablecoins and CBDCs, the monthly Stablecoin and CBDC News Digest takes care of it for …
OPINION – The Digital Yuan as a tool for Cross-Border Payments
by Oriol Caudevilla on Aug 17, 2022 10:01:00 AM
In early January, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) launched the Digital Yuan wallet apps for Android and iOS.
Ahead of the digital euro: Public Digital Euro Working Group Recommendations
by Digital Euro Association on Aug 16, 2022 2:30:00 PM
Which primary characteristics must a digital euro possess to guarantee being a serious alternative to physical money in the future? The answer to this question is provided by systematically reviewing three different levels of analysis. First, the various design dimensions of a digital …
Event Summary: Fungibility & Interoperability in the Digital Money Ecosystem
by Luca Rose on Aug 15, 2022 7:30:00 AM
In this panel in collaboration with the Digital Pound Foundation, the panelists discussed topics around the concepts of fungibility and interoperability, how they interrelate and why they are important considerations for the future of new forms of digital money. For those who missed t …
Hyperledger Global Forum 2022
by Digital Euro Association on Aug 12, 2022 9:30:00 AM
Join us at the upcoming Hyperledger Global Forum. This global forum is the biggest annual gathering of the global Hyperledger community. It is a unique opportunity for contributors, members, service providers and enterprise end users from around the world to meet, align, plan and hack …
Central bank digital currency (CBDC) – why go slow
by Amnon Samid and Professor Gideon Samid on Aug 10, 2022 10:15:00 AM
Written by Amnon Samid and Professor Gideon Samid National currency is a foundational element in society. A switch from material coins and banknotes, and their counting balance to a novel cyber entity comprised of a string of bits, is a big move with a lot of promise, alas facing a my …
Privacy & Anonymity Considerations of a Retail CBDC
by Jaskaran Singh on Aug 5, 2022 10:12:00 AM
Extensive research in the field of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) is underway. However, one of the most crucial concepts remains under-researched i.e., privacy and anonymity considerations of a retail CBDC. More specifically, there is a need to analyze the current technical an …
Recap of the Digital Euro Association Summerfest 2022
by Lola Peïs on Aug 2, 2022 7:30:00 AM
On July 14th, 2022, the DEA organized its first Summerfest joined by 50 participants – institutional members, fellows, and experts. Most of the DEA executive team and founding members gathered in Frankfurt to join the event, hosted at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.