The first
alternative central bank digital currencies will make transactions more efficient.
Not exact matches
Digital currencies, such as bitcoin, are largely self - regulated and not backed by a
central bank, making them popular as an
alternative to fiat
currency.
In turn, bitcoin businesses are booming in the country despite the fact that the
central bank still insists
digital currencies are not a viable
alternative to fiat
currency.
The dramatic increase came several days after the
Bank of England published a research report on
digital currencies, which looked into the possibilities of developing
alternative forms of money by
central banks.
A
central bank digital currency could only gain public acceptance by providing a unique service that private
alternatives do not offer: anonymity.
He also floated the idea of a
central bank - issued flat
digital currency as a workable
alternative to private
digital tokens and one that would also help to reduce the cost of printing notes.