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Patrick Schueffel discusses CBDCs

CBDCs in the Spotlight: From Milton Friedman’s view all the way to the Swiss perspective CBDCs remain a controversial topic and Patrick`s recently published article in the Journal of Digital Assets is a valuable opportunity to discuss his research on the Pros and Cons of CBDCs.

Patrick Schueffel discusses CBDCs

Dr Patrick Schueffel https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-s... is an adjunct professor at Fribourg’s School of Management in Switzerland. His research focuses on Fintech, Digital Assets and Entrepreneurship. Patrick has worked for many years in senior positions in banking in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Due to three-year stint in Singapore, he has an extensive network in the crypto area in Southeast Asia.

He has been publishing widely in renowned scientific journals and holds numerous postgraduate degrees from universities across Europe. Patrick  Schueffel’s article in the Journal of Digital Assets on CBDCs: https://buff.ly/45GFaePCBDCs: Pros and Cons: A comprehensive list and discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of central bank digital currency`AbstractCentral bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have the potential to fundamentally alter the current monetary system.

Potentially they could bring about a whole range of advantages compared to the status quo, yet they could also introduce a host of disadvantages. This text provides a comprehensive list of the pros and cons of CBDC along with a description of every single positive or negative outcome. Finally, it weighs the benefits and drawbacks of this new form of legal tender against each other.

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