WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s central bank is exploring the possibility of issuing a digital currency, saying the benefits it would bring include its potential use as a monetary policy tool.
“Trends in cash use and innovation in money present an opportunity for the Reserve Bank to consider broadening central bank money to include a widely available digital form,” the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said yesterday in documents released for public consultation.
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