IMF’s Director says central banks could issue digital money
International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde said central banks around the world should consider issuing digital currency.
Let’s experiment with full-reserve banking again
Full-reserve banking was tried out in the UK and US in the 19th century. It is assuring that macroeconomic indicators pointed mainly upwards after the reforms were implemented. Although it is hard to associate the positive developments directly with full-reserve...
Sweden goes one step closer to digital cash
Sweden could soon become the first European country to adopt a central bank digital currency.
ECB rejects digital euro for wrong reasons
A letter by the European Central Bank reveals it has not yet thoroughly studied the possible implementation of a central bank digital currency.
Time to Rethink the ECB? – Conference highlights & videos
On May 23rd 2018, the launch of Positive Money Europe took place in Brussels through a successful event where participants debated on whether and how the European Central Bank should be reformed.
Helicopter money is “a real possibility,” says Czech central banker
Czech Central Banker says helicopter money is “a real and viable possibility” whose implementation would be facilitated by the introduction of a public digital currency.