CryptoAssets

Few financial innovations have caught the public imagination like cryptocurrencies. When Bitcoin was born out of the turmoil of the global financial crisis in 2009 it seemed rather mundane: an electronic peer-to-peer cash system, launched via an academic white paper by an anonymous author Satoshi Nakamoto. Its price was $0.

François Letondu, Head of macro-sector and macro-financial studies at Societe Generale, explains the concept behind Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), their links with the Blockchain, the 2 different types of CBDCs and central banks views on the subject.

The Deputy CEO of FORGE, David Durouchoux, explains the FORGE project related to Digital Assets activities using the blockchain technology and its experimentation with the Banque de France to demonstrate the feasibility and credibility of a Euro deposited on a blockchain within the Eurosystem.

When the Blockchain raises the same problems of responsibility as self-driving cars...