Wholesale CBDC: Approaches, Implementation Strategies and Use Cases (CCAF)
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) published a report that examines the key motivations, models, and policy considerations for wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). It discusses the need for wholesale CBDCs as risk-free settlement assets to support digital transaction infrastructure and mitigate potential instability arising from reliance on tokenized private assets. Central banks are considering wholesale CBDCs as an alternative to upgrading real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems, aiming to keep pace with programmable, always-on infrastructures that facilitate real-time, cross-currency liquidity and tokenized asset transactions. [Read more at the CCAF]
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