Gastvortrag: Jonas Gross

A Primer on the Digital Euro and Central Bank Digital Currencies

18.05.2021, 18:00

Webinar

Webinar by Jonas Gross at Hochschule Augsburg University of Applied Sciences about how financial innovation changes the monetary system.

About this event Financial innovations have gained momentum within the last few years. After crypto assets have been born more than 10 years ago, evermore innovative payment solutions, such as Diem or other stablecoin solutions, are proposed. These days, also central banks have made a big step and are now considering to issue own digital currencies (CBDCs). This webinar will discuss a potential introduction of the Digital Euro and CBDCs.

Jonas Gross is a project manager and research assistant at the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC). His fields of interest are primarily cryptocurrencies. Besides, in the context of his Ph.D., he analyzes the impact of blockchain technology on monetary policy of worldwide central banks. He mainly studies innovations, such as CBDCs or "Diem". You can contact him via mail ([Bitte aktivieren Sie Javascript]), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonasgross94/), Xing (https://www.xing.com/profile/Jonas_Gross4) or follow him on Twitter (@Jonas__Gross).

The lecture will be transmitted virtually in English via Zoom.

All students from all universities are cordially invited, but also all other interested parties outside the university.

Date: May 18, 2021 at 6 PM via Zoom: https://uni-bayreuth.zoom.us/j/65061522850?pwd=QjNmS2tRRkdDVytBZFdmUitDREw3Zz09

Meeting-ID: 650 6152 2850Kenncode: 969738

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