Digital Money
IMF chief Christine Lagarde wants to see central banks seriously consider issuing digital currency, as central banks in Sweden, China, Canada and Uruguay are already debating. Why? "Your payment would be immediate, safe, cheap and potentially semi-anonymous... And central banks would retain a sure footing in payments," Lagarde said at a Singapore conference. BBC
IMF chief Christine Lagarde wants to see central banks seriously consider issuing digital currency, as central banks in Sweden, China, Canada and Uruguay are already debating. Why? "Your payment would be immediate, safe, cheap and potentially semi-anonymous... And central banks would retain a sure footing in payments," Lagarde said at a Singapore conference. BBC