Digital Euro Podcast

In this episode we are joined by Caroline Marburger, a specialist in science communication for the discourse project "Democracy Issues of the Digitalised Financial Sector" (eFin & Democracy) at the Centre Responsible Digitality (ZEVEDI). The Centre Responsible Digitality (ZEVEDI) is a research network that brings together the scientific expertise of researchers from Hessian universities to analyse the ethical and legal dimensions of digital transformation. eFin & Democracy is an innovative project that uses events and various media formats to stimulate a broad discussion among citizens, experts, companies and politicians on the socio-political aspects of digital finance. In its first two years, the project focused on the role of CBDCs and in particular on the possible introduction of the digital euro.

Today, we discuss democracy issues within the broader financial sector and the public communication strategies from public institutions.

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In this monthly news digest, Sarah recaps the news in the digital money space in November 2023. Which CBDC launched this month? What is DZ bank's recent announcement all about? Which country has announced the piloting of a wholesale CBDC for 2024?

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In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in October 2023. How is the digital ruble going to evade intermediaries in cross-border transactions? What does the digital euro preparation phase entail? Which results does the wrapped CBDC trial by the Reserved Bank of Australia and Mastercard yield?

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In this episode, the guests discuss the key takeaways and intricacies of the legislative proposal for the digital euro (i.e., CBDC). This recently published proposal aims to give legal ground for a digital euro for the 27 countries within the European Union. The guests Brett Walton (Head of Strategic Partnerships, Fluency), Daniel Szego (DEA Working Group Member) and Dr. Cyrus de la Rubia (Chief Economist, Hamburg Commercial Bank) discuss the implications of the proposal for merchants, banks and citizens using and working with the digital euro as well as the general sentiment towards the proposal by industry as moderated by Anne-Sophie Gógl (Board Member, Digital Euro Association). The DEA's stance and commentary on the proposal as published in the recently published "Commentary on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the digital euro" serves as one of the core pillars during the discussion.

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In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in September 2023. What does the CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act in the US entail? How is the Citi Token Services set up? Which cross-border advancements are planned for the e-Yuan? How are the newly issued tokenized fund shares by Metzler Asset Management regulated?

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In this episode, the guests from the Digital Pound Foundation, the Digital Dollar Project, the Digital Euro Association and Consult Hyperion discuss how CBDCs can guard fundamental human rights in domestic and international settings. Among the 130 countries currently exploring CBDCs, distinct values are emerging, with some placing higher importance on transactional anonymity for amounts below a certain threshold, guaranteeing complete irretrievability of associated data. Others prioritize centralization and traceability. How can this fragmented landscape become interoperable? Is achieving cross-jurisdictional interoperability feasible, and how can we navigate this path?

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In this episode, Andrei Lipkin gives an introduction to crypto banknotes and CBDC Cash and how they compare to banknotes as we know them today. How does CBDC Cash fit in with CBDC? Are they anonymous? What edge do they have over regular banknotes, CBDCs or cryptocurrencies?

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In this monthly news digest, Sarah recaps the news in the digital money space in August 2023. Is the ECB using real funds for the wholesale CBDC trials? What rules apply to stablecoins issued under the new regulatory framework in Singapore? Will Russia enable a programmable Digital Ruble?

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In this episode, NZIA's Chief Architect of the Sand Dollar U-Zyn Chua shares his view of Bahama's CBDC, its inception through the tender process that NZIA underwent together with IBM, and the generally positive attitude toward blockchain technology as a base layer. U-Zyn shares how much leeway was given in designing the Sand Dollar, how the CBDC is used today as a settlement asset and how he pivoted from being a CBDC architect to becoming the co-founder of CakeDeFi.

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In this monthly news digest, Sarah recaps the news in the digital money space in July 2023. Which model does the Banque de France deem most promising for wCBDCs? Which concerns does Russia's digital currency raise? What does the BIS report on CBDC lessons learned reveal?

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