Virtual currencies and central banks monetary policy: challenges ahead
Analyse approfondie
02-07-2018
Virtual currencies are a contemporary form of private money. Thanks to their technological properties, their global transaction networks are relatively safe, transparent, and fast. This gives them good prospects for further development. However, they remain unlikely to challenge the dominant position of sovereign currencies and central banks, especially those in major currency areas. As with other innovations, virtual currencies pose a challenge to financial regulators, in particular because of their anonymity and trans-border character. This document was provided by Policy Department A at the request of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.
Analyse approfondie
Auteur externe
Marek Dabrowski, Lukasz Janikowski
À propos de ce document
Type de publication
Domaine politique
Mot-clé
- application de l'informatique
- documentation
- FINANCES
- industrie de l'information
- information et traitement de l'information
- informatique et traitement des données
- monnaie virtuelle
- numérisation
- pays tiers
- politique de coopération
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGIE ET RECHERCHE
- RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES
- sécurité des systèmes d’information
- taux de change
- technologie et réglementation technique
- technologie numérique
- économie monétaire
- ÉDUCATION ET COMMUNICATION
- émission monétaire