France's central bank is unlikely to issue its own digital currency in the coming months
France's central bank is unlikely to issue its own digital currency in the coming months.
Rather than central banks issuing their own digital currencies, Kalfon said that it would be an interesting option to leave the tokenization of fiat currencies to corporations such as"This would reduce the likelihood of potentially negative consequences on the economy arising from any central bank issuing a digital currency," she said. Only then could central banks make a move once digital currencies have been"battle-tested by corporations.
Without a significant investment, there will be no way to accelerate the scaling of the best French blockchain startups, she added. France has frequently been at the forefront of innovation in the past, but was often incapable of keeping these startups' shareholding in France once they needed to scale.
The inaugural Paris Blockchain Week and the Paris Blockchain Week Summit next month may be a good time for France to showcase this.
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