CBDCs, Stablecoins and the New World of Money

How are stablecoins providing the future for banking and capital markets?

With the increasing use of digital assets, especially in finance, we are going to enter a period of real competition between central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and their private counterparts, primarily stablecoins. This period will mark the beginning of segregation of digital assets into categories defined not only by functionality, but primarily by their regulatory appeal. The popularity of cryptocurrencies shows demand for internet-native financial services is growing.

This session will look at the evolution of private and public digital assets; looking at how both governments, financial institutions and fintechs are driving innovation and adoption.  

But how are stablecoins providing the future for banking and capital markets?
 

• Do stablecoins pose a threat or opportunity to capital markets? 
• How far off are we from a legal and regulatory framework for stablecoins? 
• How can stablecoins offer stability in comparison to other cryptocurrencies? 
• Apart from ‘yield farming’ how else could they be successfully used? 
• How are the incumbents rising to the challenge and opportunity that stablecoins presents? 
• What is the relationship between stablecoins and CBDCs?