Privacy in CBDC technology

Sriram Darbha and Rakesh Arora

No 2020-9, Staff Analytical Notes from Bank of Canada

Abstract: Privacy is a key aspect of a potential central bank digital currency system. We outline different technical choices to enact various privacy models while complying with the appropriate regulations. We develop a framework to evaluate privacy models and list key risks and trade-offs in privacy design.

Keywords: Central bank research; Digital currencies and fintech (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E4 E42 E5 E51 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-06
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