Tag Archives: Central Bank Digital Currencies

Bitcoin, einst der unbestrittene König der Kryptowährungen, steht vor einer ernüchternden Realität. Seine Revolution hatte ein großes Versprechen: eine grenzenlose, schnelle und dezentrale Alternative zu traditionellen Finanzsystemen. Doch genau diese Vision wird zunehmend in Frage gestellt. Warum? Weil Bitcoin schlichtweg zu teuer und zu langsam geworden ist. Transaktionsgebühren explodieren, besonders bei hoher Netzwerkauslastung. Was als „elektronisches Peer-to-Peer-Bargeld“ begann, hat...

The United States has been working on its own CBDC after the Biden-led administration developed policy objectives in 2022. The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, is proposing a law that seeks to ban the use of central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs) in the state. According to a press release, the governor explained that the legislative proposal is being floated to protect residents and businesses within the state. DeSantis also suggests that the Biden administration is trying to...

Ever since cryptos came into existence a decade ago, a lot has changed in the financial world. Many crypto proponents suggested a while back that digital currencies will soon take over the world. They said that cryptos will eventually render fiat currencies obsolete. However, new studies show that cash is unlikely to disappear ‘anytime soon.’Although there is declining use of cash as a payment method and the cryptos are surging, Deutsche Bank is convinced that money is here to stay. The...

China's state digital currency is coming. | Source: ShutterstockChina's incipient digital currency will apparently "bear similarities" to Facebook's own proposed cryptocurrency and is intended to protect China's 'monetary sovereignty', according to a superior within China's central bank.Relaying the several key attributes of China's new central bank digital currency (CBDC) Mu Changchun, deputy director of the People’s Bank of China’s payments department, elaborated upon the emerging...