Deutsche: "If Trust In Monetary & Political Stability Were Lost, People Would Turn To Cryptocurrencies"

in #deutsche7 years ago

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The New York Fed's admission last week that people would turn to cryptocurrencies if trust went out of the fiat system spurred another conversation.

Deutsche got involved in analyzing the situation as to whether people would embrace crypto-euors or not.

Central banks are looking into cryptocurrencies and the underlying distributed ledger technology, as they carry responsibility for issuing physical cash, overseeing and/or providing payment clearing and settlement systems, conducting monetary policy and safeguarding financial stability.

In the areas of payments and savings, digital cash would compete against bank deposits, physical cash and private cryptocurrencies to win over consumers.

Unless its use was strongly pushed by regulation, digital cash would need to convince users by offering better and more convenient payment solutions than other payment systems. In particular, it would need to match current low fee levels and high safety standards for regulated consumer payments.

In an environment of high trust in public institutions, consumers would probably not be concerned if digital cash offered little data privacy.

For savings purposes, consumers would simply base their choice between digital cash and bank deposits on the difference in interest rates.

However, in times of financial or political uncertainty, people may think beyond convenience and yield.

In case of financial turmoil, consumers can use central bank money – physical or digital cash – as a safe haven.

However, if fundamental trust in monetary and political stability were lost, people would probably turn away from any form of the sovereign currency in favour of other alternative assets or private cryptocurrencies.

Private cryptocurrencies are not a fad or a passing whim. They are here to stay. It is something the central banks of the world are going to have to deal with.

The present fiat system is one that is steered by the central institutions. Comparatively, cryptocurrency follows the distributed ledger technology which operates on a peer-to-peer basis. In the days of cash, this was the common method.

All this brings up the question of privacy. Central bank issued digital assets do not carry with it any anonymity. Cryptocurrency offers this to a much greater degree.

Why would anyone use crypto-euros?

We would use crypto euros for payments if they offered a higher service level than other payment options at comparable levels of cost and safety. With DLT still in its infancy and competitive private retail payment solutions available, this will hardly be the case. CBDC's chance of gaining substantial market share by catering to unserved payment needs is low given the popularity of established digital payment means and ongoing innovation by incumbent and new service providers. Moreover, it remains an open question whether DLT can deliver the same level of cost efficiency and safety as existing technical set-ups. For day-to-day use, privacy concerns have proven to be of minor relevance to consumers. So even if CBDC was designed with a high degree of anonymity, this would not be a competitive edge – at least not for legal transactions. Unless the acceptance of CBDC is pushed by regulation, CBDC is not likely to gain sufficient reach to become a competitive payment network.

But what about crypto euros for saving purposes? In an environment of popular trust in public institutions and financial stability, digital cash or bank deposits will be the most convenient options for consumers. The biggest difference between these two would be a potential difference in remuneration. The highest yielding digital money will simply be the most attractive.

However, in times of financial or political uncertainty, people may think beyond convenience and yield.

As long as there is "only" doubt about the liquidity of the banking system, physical and digital central bank money will be perceived as a safe haven until the crisis is resolved.

If fundamental trust in monetary and political stability is lost, though, digital cash will simply be sovereign currency. In order to escape it, consumers would have to turn to private cryptocurrencies or other alternative assets.

In conclusion, Deutsche Bank concludes, a compelling reason for consumers to switch voluntarily to crypto euros is hard to see – at least for the time being.

Until the SHTF and cryptocurrencies are the choosen vehicle.

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If you want to secure your data, you encrypt. You make a backup copy. You make an offsite copy. Etcetera, etc.

The "blockchain" is a collection of parallel copies of an encrypted ledger. It's the equivalent of constantly backing up your data to hundreds of thousands - millions of offsite locations simultaneously.

ALL copies of the blockchain would have to be destroyed to truly destroy it. Only one copy could restore it. Two or more nodes, and transactions become possible. The internet isn't even necessary, only a network.

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