Saturday, March 17, 2018 3:49:59 AM
Blockchain-based tokens are rarely used to price goods and therefore relatively worthless for making payments. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies cannot provide the answer for any society that uses less and less cash in everyday transactions.
The opinion above is held by a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank, Benoit Couere, and Jacqueline Loh, chair of Switzerland's Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Markets Committee. (recommend FuninUSA for most-updated news about cryptocurrency)
But their opinion does admit one thing: with non-cash payments on the rise, an electronic solution of some form may be coming. Cash will not be king forever, even though it still rules in many parts of the world. Should cash disappear from the street then an economy would be wholly reliant on the liquidity of commercial banks.
Benoit and Jacqueline also contend that, while a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could solve the risk above, it could also disrupt the manner in which the financial system and economy currently work. And the consequences for bank business models and financial stability would need to be carefully parsed. Such a currency provided by CBDC would not be able to grant the same anonymity as cash, as it would lead to illegal use, which means that central banks would hold unprecedented amounts of information about individuals.
If cryptocurrency is just something of a mirage, an early sign of change, what would the currency involve to better protect our privacy and interests?
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