PhD candidate in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin, PhD researcher at JFKI’s Graduate School of North American Studies and at Global Climate Forum
Central Banks and CBDCs
A few days ago, Christine Lagarde made waves at a conference in Lisbon when she expressed, let’s say, a certain skepticism about the benefits of stablecoins, arguing that they would in effect lead once again to the “privatization of money”. At first glance - or if we look at
By Alexandru-Ștefan Goghie Published in: Competition & Change, Vol. 28(5), 2024 I. Introduction: The Paradox of Blockchain and Traditional Power This paper addresses a compelling paradox in the financial world: while blockchain technology emerged as a challenge to traditional centralized finance—particularly banks—it is now being integrated into