A Privacy-preserving Central Bank Ledger for Central Bank Digital Currency

ePrint Report: A Privacy-preserving Central Bank Ledger for Central Bank Digital Currency

Chan Wang Mong Tikvah

Central banks around the world are actively exploring the issuance of retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC), which is widely seen as a key upgrade of the monetary system in the 21st century. However, privacy concerns are the main impediment to rCBDC’s development and roll-out. A central bank as the issuer of rCBDC would typically need to keep a digital ledger to record all …

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