Bank of Canada Report Examines Feasibility of Central Bank Digital Currency for ‘Basic Payments’

Bank of Canada Report Examines Feasibility of Central Bank Digital Currency for ‘Basic Payments’

The Bank of Canada has studied possible systems for an online retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a new report, with the authors noting that though such a system is feasible, any recommendations on the introduction of a digital currency is outside the scope of study. The report, titled “A Retail CBDC Design For Basic Payments Feasibility Study” was released June 13.  The authors said their analysis of potential systems identified a “p…