'The risks outweigh the benefits' of a Swiss CBDC, says SNB governing board member
"This does not mean the SNB is not interested in CBDC, but our focus is to look at the role that wholesale CBDCs could play," said Andréa Maechler.
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"This does not mean the SNB is not interested in CBDC, but our focus is to look at the role that wholesale CBDCs could play," said Andréa Maechler.
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