The War Between Cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) is the fought between Globalization and Antiglobalization
As cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, become an increasingly established part of the financial landscape, central bankers worldwide are fired up about the idea of digital currency. Specifically, they are increasingly intrigued by the idea of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
CBDCs are very different from cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, are digital tokens created by a distributed network or blockchain using cryptographic tools. While cryptocurrencies are decentralized, CBDCs are centralized; while cryptocurrencies offer anonymity, CBDCs would allow central banks to know exactly who holds what. While cryptocurrencies are generally created using blockchain, CBDCs would likely run on different technological platforms (although the use of blockchain is not impossible).
In recent times, many countries worldwide are already researching and developing their own CBDC. The People's Bank of China (PBoC) is already piloting CBDCs. To develop centralized digital yuan, the Chinese government completely banned cryptocurrencies.
As CoinGeek reported a few months ago, the Bahamas launched a Sand Dollar CBDC. While the Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based company—eCurrency Mint—to pilot its CBDC. Brazil and Mexico are already planning to implement their CBDC by 2023.
One of the partners for the Peru CBDC, the Reserve Bank of India, plans to launch a trial implementation of the digital rupee before the end of 2021. Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das previously said: “We are being extremely careful about it because it’s a completely new product, not just for RBI but globally.”
Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority and the Monetary Authority of Singapore also started exploring the possibility of developing a CBDC.
Japanese consortium of 74 Japanese firms plans to issue bank deposit-like digital yen by end of 2022. The consortium plans to experiment with large business transactions using the digital yen. The consortium's subcommittee on Settlement in Industrial Distribution, led by Mitsubishi, will be testing "the automatic execution of contracts using digital currency in the settlement of maritime transportation for transactions". The consortium will also be releasing a beta version of the digital currency marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by 2022.
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