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Will central banks issue digital currencies?
Season 1
Episode 6
Published 7 years, 8 months ago
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Economists have long been sceptical of the potential of cryptocurrencies and other electronic forms of money. But are central banks coming round to the idea? Tim Phillips asks Beatrice Weder di Mauro whether central banks might start issuing their own cryptocurrencies.
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