Student SpotlightMarketsPolicy22nd September 2026

The rising currency for the future - CBDC

With 16% of global investable assets expected to be tokenised by 2035, the question of which settlement asset digital finance should use is becoming urgent. From "atomic settlement" to challenging the status of SWIFT, Central Bank Digital Currencies look like the most ideal currency for the future, but how should central banks in developed countries change their policies to adopt it?

Cyrus Cheng8 min read