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The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative

Piroska Nagy Mohácsi

In a rapidly digitalizing world, central banks are staring down a future in which they may lack the tools necessary to manage crises, and in which they may no longer be able to protect their monetary sovereignty. They should recognize that digital currency is a source of institutional salvation.

 thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.
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