Digital Currency Governance Consortium White Paper Series
This white paper series, composed of eight parts, explores numerous critical topics related to CBDC and stablecoins. It aims to inform policy-makers, digital currency issuers, financial a...
Communities
Global Future Councils
Platforms
Communities
Global Future Councils
Platforms
Digital Currency Governance Consortium
Background
Recent developments have heightened global awareness of the opportunities, challenges, and risks posed by new forms of digital currency. While technological development remains an important objective, the time has come for the public sector to play a more decisive role. As new payment methods appear, appropriate regulatory frameworks will be critical. And as new technologies in the space cut across traditional lines of jurisdictional responsibility, coordination among the public and private sectors, both domestically and internationally, is increasingly required.
In the near term, the public sector will be making important decisions that will shape the trajectory of digital currency development. These include decisions related to regulation, improving efficiency, resilience, and competitiveness of payment systems, and whether to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Policymakers are also assessing how to support responsible digital currency innovation while safeguarding or promoting financial stability, financial inclusion and consumer protection.
The Community
The Digital Currency Governance Consortium is composed of more than 80 organizations representing numerous sectors and geographies. DCGC members represent the public sector, private sector and civil society spanning 33 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, and Latin America/Caribbean. The strong sectoral and geographical diversity of the DCGC will ensure that the output reflects many perspectives and points of view.
Phase I (complete)
Over the course of 2020 and 2021, the Forum convened the Digital Currency Governance Consortium (DCGC) around a series of virtual workshops and roundtables to address key questions and governance gaps in digital currency.
The first phase of Digital Currency Governance Consortium centred on the discussion and development of relevant and timely global frameworks for digital currency governance that benefit from multi-sector input and co-design.
In November, 2021, the Digital Currency Governance Consortium published the White Paper Series Compendium report.
Phase II (ongoing)
The Digital Currency Governance Consortium (DCGC) aims to inform a responsible entry of digital currencies into the global monetary system, as central banks continue to experiment with these instruments and adoption of cryptocurrencies and privately issued stablecoins increases.
Through rigorous research, global multisector dialogues and analyses of local models, Phase II of DCGC will examine the macroeconomic impacts of digital currencies and inform approaches for digital currency regulation.
Its work will centre on the following content:
- Macroeconomic Impact: In an effort to integrate digital currencies into the current financial landscape, questions of the macroeconomic impact remain. The purpose of this workstream is to provide an evaluation of potential impacts and interactions between cryptocurrency or stablecoins and monetary policy and macroeconomics.
- Regulatory Best Practices: The imminent changes in the regulatory environment that occur in reaction to innovation and changes in the regulatory needs are one of the areas in this space that require continual assessment. Thus, a continuation of the regulatory workstream will address regulatory learnings and best practices from around the world with respect to stablecoins or cryptocurrency.
- Central Bank Digital Currency Dialogues: CBDC continues to draw the attention of various jurisdictions that are looking to implement these in their regions. In order to maintain a pulse on these developments, roundtables for public and private sector participants will track these conversations.
Community Briefing
Press Releases
Related Reports
Forging New Pathways: The next evolution of innovation in Financial Services
This report offers a framework for understanding how AI is combining with other emerging technologies and shaping the financial services industry. The report is the result of more than 20...
Connecting Digital Economies: Policy Recommendations for Cross-Border Payments
The rapid expansion of access to digital payments has made it possible for consumers to conveniently make purchases for goods and services from merchants around the world. The current COV...
Central Bank Digital Currency Policy-Maker Toolkit
The World Economic Forum’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Policy‑Maker Toolkit seeks to address the need for a concise CBDC decision guide that provides comprehensive and risk‑aware...