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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-28T10:25:19+00:00Blockchain Revolution Without the Blockchain
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/03/staff-analytical-note-2018-5/
The technology behind blockchain has attracted a lot of attention. However, this technology is for the most part not well understood. There is no consensus on what benefits it may bring or on how it may fail.2018-03-12T08:45:18+00:00enBlockchain Revolution Without the Blockchain2018-03-12Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Framework for Assessing Why and How
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2016/11/staff-discussion-paper-2016-22/
Digital currencies have attracted strong interest in recent years and have the potential to become widely adopted for use in making payments. Public authorities and central banks around the world are closely monitoring developments in digital currencies and studying their implications for the economy, the financial system and central banks.2016-11-24T12:24:56+00:00enCentral Bank Digital Currencies: A Framework for Assessing Why and How2016-11-24Digital currencies and fintechFinancial servicesPayment clearing and settlement systemsStaff Discussion Paper 2016-22https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sdp2016-22.pdfCentral Bank Digital Currencies: A Framework for Assessing Why and HowBen FungHanna HalaburdaNovember 2016EE4E41E42Competition in the Cryptocurrency Market
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2014/08/working-paper-2014-33/
We analyze how network effects affect competition in the nascent cryptocurrency market. We do so by examining the changes over time in exchange rate data among cryptocurrencies.2014-08-05T14:24:14+00:00enCompetition in the Cryptocurrency Market2014-08-05Digital currencies and fintechWorking Paper 2014-33https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wp2014-33.pdfCompetition in the Cryptocurrency MarketNeil GandalHanna HalaburdaAugust 2014LL1Understanding Platform-Based Digital Currencies
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/boc-review-spring14-fung.pdf
Given technological advances and the widespread use of the Internet, various digital currencies have emerged. In most cases, Internet platforms such as Facebook and Amazon restrict the functionality of their digital currencies to enhance the business model and maximize their profits. While platform-based digital currencies could increase the efficiency of retail payments, they could also raise some important policy issues if they were to become widely used outside of the platform. Thus, it is important to closely monitor the evolution of these digital currencies.2014-05-13T09:52:10+00:00enUnderstanding Platform-Based Digital Currencies2014-05-13Some Economics of Private Digital Currency
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2013/11/working-paper-2013-38/
This paper reviews some recent developments in digital currency, focusing on platform-sponsored currencies such as Facebook Credits.2013-11-12T11:44:31+00:00enSome Economics of Private Digital Currency2013-11-12Bank notesDigital currencies and fintechEconomic modelsPayment clearing and settlement systemsWorking Paper 2013-38https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wp2013-38.pdfSome Economics of Private Digital CurrencyJoshua S. GansHanna HalaburdaNovember 2013DD4D42EE4LL5L51