About the event

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This session is being delivered as a webinar.

The RBA has announced that they are investigating the possibility of the introduction of an Australian Central Bank Digital Currency (‘CBDC’). Australia is not the only jurisdiction undertaking feasibility studies in CBDCs.  Aligned with these developments is the development of Stablecoins. The two largest stablecoin deployments are USD Coin (‘USDC’) and Tether (‘USDT’).  These cryptocurrencies are very different from each other (including how they are backed) even though both are pegged to the US dollar.  Other stablecoins are pegged to other stable valued assets such as gold.

This presentation will discuss some of the evolving issues concerning stablecoins and CBDCs.