Consumers show interest in CBDCs

Originally published: Finextra, 23 July 2021

Consumers worldwide are increasingly receptive to the launch of digital currencies by Central Banks and Governments, new research ⁽¹⁾ from leading European deep tech company Guardtime shows.
The study across 10 countries including major European and Asian economies plus the US and United Arab Emirates found 64% of adults would be likely to use a digital currency launched by their country’s Central Bank and Government with 33% saying they would be very likely to use one.
⁽¹⁾ Independent research company Pureprofile interviewed 902 adults aged 18-plus in Germany, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, the UK, US, France, Hong Kong, Sweden and Norway using an online methodology in July 2021.
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