78. Central bank digital currencies - CBDCs with Kim Engman from TietoEVRY

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In this episode we have the pleasure of having Kim Engman from TietoEVRY joining us for a deep down into Central bank digital currencies, CBDCs. There is currently a lot of hype around this area with many countries running pilots or planning to run in the near future. Together with Kim we are trying to break down what is happening and how the future development might look like. We also get an introduction from Kim on the role of central banks and a short history of money.
Learn more about CBDCs by reading this blogpost by Kim:
https://www.tietoevry.com/en/blog/2021/08/why-central-banks-are-pushing-digital-currencies/