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Philly Fed Report Says Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Be Dangerous --
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenEarlier this month, the Philadelphia Fed released a report called "Central Bank Digital Currency: Central Banking for All?" that sought to look at the idea of an account-based central bank digital currency (CBDC). Ultimately, it concluded that introducing a digital currency could wind up endangering traditional commercial banking.
"The introduction of digital currencies may justify a fundamental shift in the architecture of a financial system, a central bank 'open to all,'" the paper opens by saying.
Among the questions raised was the idea of whether a CBDC could allow individuals to have a direct account with a central bank, replacing the role of traditional commercial banks.