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Bank of Spain to Weigh Digital Currency Design Proposals, 'Implications' Through 2021
The "priority" research comes as Spain weighs a global pivot to digital economies.
作者 Danny Nelson
Spain's central bank is fast-tracking research on digital currency 's design and the economic implications of central bank digital currency (CBDC) introduction as per a four-year strategic plan released Friday.
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- CBDC researchers will "consider different design proposals" and analyze digital currency's financial and systemic risks for Spain.
- They will also study how "digital identification" relates to CBDC, the plan said.
- This "priority" research will begin this year and carry through the end of 2021.
- A member of the eurozone, the Bank of Spain cannot unilaterally introduce its own sovereign CBDC.
- However, the European Central Bank is currently mulling a digital euro through committee work that includes Spanish central bankers. The future of that work will be determined in mid-2021.
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