CBDC Broadcast #2 Critical policy issues & Lessons Learned from UK and China

With: | Keith Bear, University of Cambridge | Jean-Michel Godeffroy, JMG Consulting In February’s webinar, guests Jean-Michel Godeffroy and Keith Bear explore critical policy issues surrounding CBDCs and look at lessons learned from projects and researchers in China and the UK. The presentations covered: ⭕ The difference between retail CBDC and Wholesale CBDC ⭕ Why Central Banks are looking at issuing CBDCs, and what can they do to attract users ⭕ CBDC Design: is blockchain a requirement? What about the difference between two-tier and single-tier models and the growth of privately issued digital money? ⭕ Balancing anonymity and privacy