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author | Florian Dold <florian.dold@gmail.com> | 2019-05-26 11:57:02 +0200 |
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committer | Florian Dold <florian.dold@gmail.com> | 2019-05-26 11:57:02 +0200 |
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@@ -230,6 +230,14 @@ supply and movement. Specifically, it must be possible to manage risks such as v migrating rapidly from commercial bank money to CBDC, thereby skewing the ability of commercial banks to provide credit.} Regulation may impose limits on withdrawals and maximum amounts transacted. + This should mitigate the risk from bank runs (movement) that might be triggered + independent of the introduction of a CDBC. + As Taler does not introduce a new currency, + there is no risk of competing with existing currencies. However, Taler may + provide competition for profitable payment services offered by commercial banks, + possibly reducing the risk spread in the business activities of commercial banks. + Taler CBDC would be created as part of M1 by the SARB, thus it does not + impact SARB's ability to make policy decisions with regard to supply. \item {\bf CBDC must provide the opportunity for stakeholders to innovate in terms of payment products, but must not be seen to disintermediate commercial banks. @@ -679,6 +687,80 @@ case, SARB may still want to run the auditing logic to provide assurance against insider threats. +\section{Secondary objectives} + +In this section, we want to anticipate the conclusions SARB +might draw for its secondary objectives (Section 2.3 of the +tender) with respect to the Taler system. While of course +the objective of the sand pit would be for SARB to draw these +conclusions, we want to provide an idea what results we predict +for these questions on the basis of our technology. + +\subsection{Focus area 1: Design considerations} + +\paragraph{What are the potential and preferred design options and deployment models of a + SARB-issued CBDC, and why?} +%Potential deployment models, for the purpose of +%the project, can either be based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) or +%cryptography. + +\paragraph{What are the emerging technologies that underpin CBDC designs and which +technology option(s) are appropriate, and why?} + +\paragraph{How would these technologies integrate into the SARB current and future +architecture?} + +\paragraph{What are the possible transition arrangements, after due consideration of all the +relevant economic and financial/financial system implications as articulated +below?} + +\subsection{Focus area 2: Policy impact} + +\paragraph{Why should the SARB consider the issuance of a CBDC? How does issuance + link to the SARB’s mandate?} + +\paragraph{How could the respective design options impact monetary policy, financial +stability, fiscal policy, financial market structures and any other policy objectives +(financial inclusion, competition etc.)?} + +\subsection{Focus area 3: Intended and unintended consequences} + +\paragraph{What are the potential economic and financial system impacts (e.g. on gross +domestic product, inflation targeting, monetary policy transmission mechanisms, +and impacts on financial institutions)?} + +\paragraph{What are the major benefits and risks (including cyber-risks)? What potential +attack vectors are related to the issuance of a CBDC? What are the SARB’s +liability implications in the event of a significant breach?} + +\paragraph{What are the lessons learned from practically issuing a CBDC in a test + environment?} + + +\subsection{Focus area 4: Legal and regulatory regime} + +\paragraph{What are the legal implications and impacts of issuing a CBDC?} + +\paragraph{What would a regulatory regime need to consider (e.g. how would the CBDC +scheme be structured and who would determine the scheme ‘rulebooks’)?} + +\paragraph{What potential high-level rules would need to be considered (e.g. participation +criterion, chargebacks, liability shifts).} + + +\subsection{Focus area 5: Ongoing monitoring, and incorporating learnings and} +perspectives from other central banks and related local and international +forums} + +\paragraph{Continued participation and research in global developments pertaining to CBDC.} + +\paragraph{Incorporating learnings and perspectives from other global participants in CBDC +in the SARB CBDC project, where relevant.} + +\paragraph{Ongoing engagement with key stakeholders (local and international) on the topic +of CBDC to broaden the knowledge base and relationships.} + + \section{Conclusion} Taler effectively provides electronic cash and thus solves the problem |