CBDC Push Takes Ukraine Closer to Crypto Adoption
Cointelegraph
Published Feb 28, 2020 07:54AM ET
Updated Feb 28, 2020 09:42AM ET
CBDC Push Takes Ukraine Closer to Crypto Adoption
At a press conference held on Feb. 21, a representative for the National Bank of Ukraine released the results of its much-hyped central bank digital currency project called the e-hryvnia. However, the banking institution is still not certain of the impact this financial offering will have on the country’s overall financial stability as well as on its local banking market.
An official statement released by the NBU clearly states that if a massive chunk of the Ukranian population were to switch to this ambitious digital currency, the nation’s banking ecosystem “may cease to be a major financial intermediary.”
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