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So you think it’s just the start? What’s the thing with CBDCs?

• walterbell 4y ago
  > What's the thing with CBDCs? Potential scenarios include a digital euro/dollar/yuan that lives alongside existing paper cash, "Johnny's Cash and the Smart Money Nighmare" (search for that video which has a short half-life on YT), or something in the middle if elected legislators represent their citizens in negotiations with the BIS/IMF, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_for_International_Settlements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_for_International_Settlem.... There's an intro in this thread, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32777875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32777875 And a few hundred comments in earlier threads, https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=central%20bank%20digital&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...