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Marcelo M. Prates
Marcelo M. Prates, a CoinDesk columnist, is a central bank lawyer and researcher.
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Into the Money-verse: Central Banks Under Siege in 2028
It's 2028. Once-dominant sovereign currencies face intense competition. Meanwhile, someone is attacking the Fed's e-Gov platform.
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Marcelo M. Prates
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Mar 6, 2021 at 2:59 p.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2021
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The Future of Money in the Multiverse
It's 2028 and central banks, Big Tech companies and the "deplatformed" are establishing their own worlds of digital money.
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Marcelo M. Prates
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Jan 25, 2021 at 5:23 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2021
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Central Banks Had to Up Their Money Game This Year – And They Did
Faced by the rise of stablecoins and other blockchain experiments, central banks had to rethink their roles in the world this year.
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Marcelo M. Prates
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Dec 21, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 21, 2020
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Year in Review 2020
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The Big Choices When Designing Central Bank Digital Currencies
A retail CBDC or an indirect one? Synthetic? An API approach? How central banks implement digital currencies will have seismic implications.
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Marcelo M. Prates
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Oct 26, 2020 at 3:55 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2020
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4 Myths About CBDCs Debunked
As central bank digital currencies have risen up the policy agenda, myths have emerged to confuse what they can and can't deliver.
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Marcelo M. Prates
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Aug 13, 2020 at 2:20 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2020
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Digital Dollars Can Reduce Unemployment, Here's How
A blueprint for a central bank digital currency designed with a specific purpose: stopping layoffs.
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Marcelo M. Prates
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Apr 23, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Apr 23, 2020
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The Pandemic Gives Digital Currencies Another Chance to Shine
Which digital currencies are most useful in a crisis, asks a Brazilian central banker. CBDCs, bitcoin or libra?
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Marcelo M. Prates
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Mar 24, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2020
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