Central banks want to issue national digital currencies, but are countries ready?

May 13, 2016

The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are pictured in Frankfurt June 6, 2013. The European Central Bank held its main interest rate at a record low of 0.50 percent on Thursday.

Central banks from England to China have publicly floated the notion of issuing their own national digital currencies. What would this mean for consumers? Image: REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Tilman Ehrbeck

Managing partner, Flourish Ventures

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