CBDC(central banking digital currency)
As we know many giant companies such as the US, UK, China, and a few other countries are emerging with own their digital-formed currencies, CBDC, now our country is also going to launch its own digital currency and stand globally.
Central bank digital currency is just a digital version of currency. For example, India's CBDC will be the digital version of the rupee, china’s will be the digital version of the yuan, etc. A few years ago, cryptocurrencies were launched. They have a lot of advantages over physical currency but also have several other loopholes due to not being regulated properly. So to take advantage of technologies several countries are going to launch their own state-based digital currencies that work within the country.
Digital currencies can store data such as who transferred to it whom. It will be like a ledger for each digital coin. The transparency in the flow of currency would help the government to trace illegal activities such as money laundering, corruption, black money, etc. It will help in deterring financial crimes to a large extent. Its transaction speeds are faster and the speed stays the same all the time, even on the days of bank holidays. By using CBDC, international transactions will become easier and faster. Its fee transaction is very less than other transactions which have been digitally done.
Thus, it has lots of advantages but while it's launching we should know about the hindrances that obstruct its pathways. As India is an agriculture-based economy where citizens are less educated but we can’t deny as an evolving country India has increased its status. Yet, there is many urban and rural citizens who are illiterate. They do not know how to access the techno gadgets. As the CBDC is state-owned, it requires human resources and other infrastructures that operate too. Meanwhile, the transaction, if there is technical server problem arise that can create distrust towards the government. By increasing use of it, it has increased the competition among the commercial banks. Since it is the state-owned currency that leads to geographical restrictions as we can’t do the transaction internationally. If the CBDC is crypto-based CBDC can increase its price high. It will also increase system wide-bank runs which lead to the financial crisis due to clients want to withdraw their money from banks as banks would lose their existence.
As we have moved in the technology era so we should rely on the digital version of currency but also we should be careful about its consequences as “every coin has two aspects. ” As cashless transactions are rising it leads to cybercrimes at an increasing rate. So, if the CBDC is launched without strengthening cybersecurity, it may invite more trouble. Even though digital currencies maintain the leger of transaction and contain advanced technology to trace financial crimes but it can be misused for money laundering, terror funding, and also other illegal activities. At present, many criminals are using cryptocurrencies for illegal activities. As we lived in the modern era that is called the technology era where privacy is more important than gold. When we have done transactions digitally, our data can be hacked so it leads to privacy issues.
CBDC
(central banking digital currency)
As we know
many
giant
companies
such as the US, UK, China, and a few
other
countries
are emerging with
own
their digital-formed
currencies
,
CBDC
,
now
our
country
is
also
going to launch its
own
digital
currency
and stand globally.
Central
bank
digital
currency
is
just
a digital
version
of
currency
.
For example
, India's
CBDC
will be the digital
version
of the rupee, china’s will be the digital
version
of the yuan, etc. A few years ago, cryptocurrencies
were launched
. They have
a lot of
advantages over physical
currency
but
also
have several
other
loopholes due to not
being regulated
properly
.
So
to take advantage of
technologies
several
countries
are going to launch their
own
state-based digital
currencies
that work within the country.
Digital
currencies
can store data such as who transferred to it whom. It will be like a ledger for each digital coin. The transparency in the flow of
currency
would
help
the
government
to trace illegal activities such as
money
laundering, corruption, black
money
, etc. It will
help
in deterring financial crimes to a large extent. Its
transaction
speeds are faster and the speed stays the same all the time, even on the days of
bank
holidays. By using
CBDC
, international
transactions
will become easier and faster. Its fee
transaction
is
very
less than
other
transactions
which have been
digitally
done.
Thus
, it has lots of advantages
but
while it's launching we should know about the hindrances that obstruct its pathways. As India is an agriculture-based economy where citizens are less educated
but
we can’t deny as an evolving
country
India has increased its status.
Yet
, there is
many
urban and rural citizens who are illiterate. They do not know how to access the techno gadgets. As the
CBDC
is state-
owned
, it requires human resources and
other
infrastructures that operate too. Meanwhile, the
transaction
, if there is technical server problem arise that can create distrust towards the
government
. By increasing
use
of it, it has increased the competition among the commercial
banks
. Since it is the state-
owned
currency
that leads to geographical restrictions as we can’t do the
transaction
internationally
.
If
the
CBDC
is crypto-based
CBDC
can increase its price high. It will
also
increase system wide-bank runs which
lead
to the financial crisis due to clients want to withdraw their
money
from
banks
as
banks
would lose their existence.
As we have
moved
in the
technology
era
so
we should rely on the digital
version
of
currency
but
also
we should be careful about its consequences as “every coin has two aspects. ” As cashless
transactions
are rising it leads to
cybercrimes
at an increasing rate.
So
, if the
CBDC
is launched
without strengthening cybersecurity, it may invite more trouble.
Even though
digital
currencies
maintain the
leger
of
transaction
and contain advanced
technology
to trace financial crimes
but
it can
be misused
for
money
laundering, terror funding, and
also
other
illegal activities. At present,
many
criminals are using cryptocurrencies for illegal activities.
As
we
lived
in the modern era that
is called
the
technology
era where privacy is more
important
than gold. When we have done
transactions
digitally
, our data can
be hacked
so
it leads to privacy issues.