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Central bank digital currencies are increasingly regarded worldwide as viable means of payment. But how do CBDCs affect welfare when used as stores of value? A recent study investigates the ramifications of CBDCs as public money serving as stores of value, customers’ heterogeneous beliefs about bank stability and how it all impacts banks.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.