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A Digital Euro to Compete With Libra

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On 18 June 2019 a group of 28 companies led by Facebook published a White Paper proposing the creation of a new crypto currency named Libra. The initiative could give the digitalization of money a big boost. Digitalization would also give the euro a viable long term perspective, which it is unlikely to have in the credit money system. Credit money needs a state for its reinsurance that cannot be created for the euro area. Digital money, on the other hand, can exist without a state guarantee.

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  • Mayer Thomas, 2019. "A Digital Euro to Compete With Libra," The Economists' Voice, De Gruyter, vol. 16(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:evoice:v:16:y:2019:i:1:p:7:n:15
    DOI: 10.1515/ev-2019-0033
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