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Central bank digital currencies risk becoming a digital Leviathan

Baronchelli, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-0255-0829, Halaburda, H. & Teytelboym, A. (2022). Central bank digital currencies risk becoming a digital Leviathan. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(7), pp. 907-909. doi: 10.1038/s41562-022-01404-9

Abstract

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) already exist in several countries, with many more on the way. But although CBDCs can promote financial inclusivity by offering convenience and low transaction costs, their adoption must not lead to the loss of privacy and erosion of civil liberties.

Publication Type: Article
Additional Information: Copyright: Springer Nature. This article has been published in Nature Human Behaviour and it's available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01404-9.
Publisher Keywords: Economics, Finance
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Departments: School of Science & Technology
School of Science & Technology > Mathematics
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