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The Missing Primitives for Central Bank Digital Currency

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According to the “Payments Vision 2025” report by RBI, 86% of Central Banks are reviewing the feasibility of CBDC for cross-border transactions and whether there are any domestic benefits.
A primary motivation for CBDC is risk-free real-time settlements with Central Bank money.

But are the current architectural design choices ready for the CBDC revolution?

This whitepaper discusses how the current architectural choices are either impractical or fall short of facilitating real-time settlements. We also shine a light on an architecture that does facilitate real-time settlements with central bank money.

Read the whitepaper to know more.

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According to the “Payments Vision 2025” report by RBI, 86% of Central Banks are reviewing the feasibility of CBDC for cross-border transactions and whether there are any domestic benefits.
A primary motivation for CBDC is risk-free real-time settlements with Central Bank money.

But are the current architectural design choices ready for the CBDC revolution?

This whitepaper discusses how the current architectural choices are either impractical or fall short of facilitating real-time settlements. We also shine a light on an architecture that does facilitate real-time settlements with central bank money.

Read the whitepaper to know more.

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