The Timeline for Central Bank Digital Currencies Is Accelerating

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A reading of a recent speech by Benoit Cœuré, the head of the BIS Innovation Hub, on “Central bank digital currency: the future starts today.” </span></p> <div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</a></div> <div>Spotify: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ" rev= "en_rl_none">https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ</a></div> <div>Google: <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Join the discussion: <a href="https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8" rev="en_rl_none">https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Follow on Twitter:</div> <div>NLW: <a href="https://twitter.com/nlw" rev= "en_rl_none">https://twitter.com/nlw</a></div> <div>Breakdown: <a href="https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW" rev="en_rl_none">https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW</a></div> <p><br /> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl.</span></em> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Only in Time” by Abloom. Image credit: Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk.</span></em></p>