Canada central bank assesses innovations and challenges of DeFi
The Bank of Canada published a staff note on decentralized finance (DeFi) on Oct. 17, assessing the innovations that made it popular and the challenges and risks associated with its use.The staff note described DeFi as a multi-layered structure, with the Ethereum blockchain serving as ...
Canadians have ‘weak incentives’ to use a CBDC: Bank of Canada
The typical Canadian has little reason to adopt a central bank-issued digital currency, which could cause problems with its broad acceptance, according to a new paper from the Bank of Canada. In the staff discussion paper released on Aug. 10, the central bank looked at a hypothetical scena ...