Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): The Technical Breakdown • John Davies & Lars Hupel

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This interview was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam for GOTO Unscripted.
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John Davies - CTO & Co-founder at Velo Payments
Lars Hupel - Chief Evangelist at Giesecke+Devrient
RESOURCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_bank_digital_currency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa
https://www.iso20022.org/iso-20022

John
https://twitter.com/jtdavies
https://linkedin.com/in/jdavies
https://johntdavies.com

Lars
https://mastodon.hupel.info/@lars
https://linkedin.com/in/lars-hupel
https://lars.hupel.info

DESCRIPTION
John Davis and Lars Hupel explore the distinctiveness of CBDC compared to cryptocurrencies. They emphasize the technical underpinnings, architecture, and practical applications of CBDC, focusing on its potential to facilitate offline payments, enhance security, and ensure efficient, instantly settled transactions. The conversation underscores the flexibility of CBDC and its coexistence with existing payment methods, making it a compelling topic for tech-savvy individuals.
In summary, this discussion offers technical audiences valuable insights into CBDC's technical foundations and its transformative potential in the digital payment landscape.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Rafal Ganowski • CBDC
Rodrigo Belone • New Money: The Guide to CBDC's
Joseph J Wang • Central Banking 101
Vlad CryptoGuy • CBDCs: Introduction to Central Bank Digital Currency

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Розділи

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. New vs old payment methods (00:02:04)

3. Technology & programming languages in CBDC (00:04:11)

4. Security in money transfer (00:11:39)

5. Advantages of CBDC & offline payment (00:15:26)

6. CBDC vs cryptocurrencies (00:19:31)

7. Outro (00:24:57)