[https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/cbdcs-have-become-a-political-imperative-by-piroska-nagy-mohacsi-2023-06?barrier=accesspaylog](https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/cbdcs-have-become-a-political-imperative-by-piroska-nagy-mohacsi-2023-06?barrier=accesspaylog) >"Piroska Nagy Mohácsi thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a _...Read More_

>"Barry Eichengreen thinks policymakers’ race to roll out new payment vehicles is being driven by some questionable _...Read More_

>"David Malpass highlights what governments and the private sector can do to build on today’s encouraging trends."

>"Digital communication in its current form is corrosive to culture and community. But ritual and narrative can repair the damage."

One of the main narrative headwinds against digital assets since their inception has been the claim that they have no intrinsic value. The notion that _...Read More_

"The latest Adobe Digital Economy Index data reveals that interest in domestic flights has returned back to pre-pandemic levels."

"The United States could be shut out of the future economy if it doesn't embrace payment by cryptocurrency."

"Stablecoins, which we define as digital assets used as a medium of exchange that are purported to be backed by assets held specifically for that purpose, have grown considerably in the last two years. They rose from a market capitalization _...Read More_

>"The pandemic has accelerated a shift to a vastly unequal distribution of wealth in the digital age as productivity soars and wages remain _...Read More_

"A Fed-backed digital dollar would allow for fast and secure transfers without a third party or the wild price swings seen with cryptocurrencies."

>"Mona Ataya, a Palestinian-Lebanese entrepreneur based in the United Arab Emirates, runs the largest online marketplace for mothers in the Middle East. In recognition of her achievements, she has been chosen as one of the six eTrade for _...Read More_

"Digital capitalism hinges precisely on reducing physical interactions and dispensing with the need for face-to-face meetings."

"Shang-Jin Wei makes the case for central banks to become the primary issuers of electronic money."

"Now is the time to develop the expertise needed for digital currencies within central banks in Pacific island countries."