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Opinion

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
AccessTimeIconOct 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:23 a.m. UTC
AccessTimeIconOct 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:23 a.m. UTC
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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

See also: The IMF, G20 and BIS Gear Up for the Central Bank Digital Currency Era

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