MarketsMacroPolicy22nd September 2026

The rising currency for the future -CBDC

As 16% of global investable assets are expected to be tokenised in 2035, the question of what settlement asset to use for digital finance raise. From "atomic settlement" to challenging the status of SWIFT, Central Bank Digital Currencies（CBDCs）seems to be the most ideal currency for the future. If so then how should central banks of developed countries should change their policies to adopt this new landscape?

Cyrus Cheng8 min read