Industry Insights: “What are CBDCs and why do we need them?“

Industry Insights: “What are CBDCs and why do we need them?“

Industry Insights: “What are CBDCs and why do we need them?”

Central banks have been looking into digitized currencies for quite some time now. In his presentation, Alexander Bechtel, a monetary economist at Deutsche Bank, introduces CBDCs and discusses their status quo and benefits.

Watch this video on YouTube (ca. 21 min.).

About the lecturer

Alexander Bechtel is an expert in monetary economics and works for Deutsche Bank. Furthermore, he is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. His research focuses on monetary economics, money markets, digital currencies, and safe assets. Since June 2019, he is publishing a podcast on digital currencies called Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll (in German).

LinkedIn profile of Alexander Bechtel

 

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