Should We Care if the US Is Falling Behind on CBDCs?

A reading of two recent op-eds on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Oct 25, 2020, 1:00 PM

Updated Aug 19, 2021, 5:16 AM

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A reading of two recent op-eds on central bank digital currencies.

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For this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads two selections from CoinDesk’s op-ed section:

CBDCs Are Evolution, not Revolution
- Benoit Coeure

The US Risks Getting Left Behind on CBDCs
- JP Schnapper-Casteras and Misha Guttentag

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