Digital Currencies
Central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, and cryptocurrency represent a fundamental transformation of monetary systems. With 134 countries exploring CBDCs and private digital money alternatives proliferating, the architecture choices being made today will define monetary systems for decades. GDEF's research models the global CBDC landscape as a coordination game, analyses interoperability standards, and examines the monetary policy implications of digital money.
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2 publications exploring this topic.
Central Bank Digital Currencies and the Coordination Game of Monetary Systems
With 134 countries exploring CBDCs, the architecture choices made today will shape monetary systems for decades. This analysis applies coordination game theory to map the strategic landscape.
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Cross-Border Payment Interoperability and Network Economics
mBridge, Project Nexus, and SWIFT Transaction Manager represent competing architectures for cross-border payment interoperability — a coordination game with geopolitical stakes.
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Analysing the structural transformation of global financial systems through central bank digital currencies, decentralised finance, and inclusive economic models — with emphasis on monetary policy implications and financial stability.
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