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A conversation with the Governor of Sveriges Riksbank Stefan Ingves and Yale's Professor Gary Gorton on how we might think about digital currencies and decentralised finance.

The seminar was moderated by Pehr Wissén, Professor Emeritus of Practice, Swedish House of Finance.

00:00 - Introduction
00:05 - Gary Gorton
10:14 - Stefan Ingves
28:00 - What makes the market for cross-boarding money different from the domestic market for money?
29:18 - How will the public access CBDCs?
30:26 - How transparent will the e-krona be?
33:04 - Will we still have national central banks if we have global private money?
33:41 - How will the demand for the e-krona develop?
35:11 - What is the impact of CBDCs on monetary policies?
36:43 - How fragile is the digital currency system and how will it keep up with crises on a global scale?
38:31 - Will big players have a role in creating stablecoins?
44:25 - How will central banks handle situations if there is a run to CDBCs?
45:48 - What is your view on bank-issued stablecoins or tokenized deposits?
46:16 - How does a scenario with a strong USD impact the stability of digital currencies?
47:00 - Is there a need for a global framework to establish cross-border structures for digital payments?
49:29 - Is there a competition between different CBDCs?
51:37 - What is the debate about digital currencies in the USA and England, and how does it compare to Sweden?

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