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Ezra Reguerra13 hours agoHow CBDCs and stablecoins can coexist: FIS panel discussionEetu Kuneinen argued against CBDCs, as they are “centralized by nature,” saying that certain dangers come with government control.14323 Total views5 Total sharesListen to article 0:00EventJoin us on social networksAt the recent Future Innovation Summit event held in Dubai, Cointelegraph moderated a panel titled “Stablecoins, Central Bank Digital Currencies and Cross-Border Payments” to explore if CBDCs and stablecoins can coexist and how this would be possible. 


The panel included Jorge Carrasco, the managing director of FTI Consulting; Nikita Sachdev, the founder of Luna Media Corp; Jagadeshwaran Kothandapani, the head for Middle East and Africa for Citibank; and Eetu Kuneinen, the co-founder of the gold-backed stablecoin project DGC.The Future Innovation Summit held in the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. Source: Cointelegraph


The group explored various topics, answering whether stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can coexist. According to Kuneinen, CBDCs would be “centralized by nature” as they would be issued by the government, even though they may be built on a blockchain. The executive argued that certain dangers come along with government control. He explained: “Let’s say that they don’t like some political rivals. They can, with one click, freeze the other party’s assets. So, what gives us any security that they won’t use this? Or if they are a smaller country, they are pressured by a bigger country to do so?”


On the other hand, the executive argued that creating a framework for a stablecoin that’s not controlled by one private company may be preferable. “We could have a framework where anyone with assets and anyone with access to certain technology could be able to issue it. So, we could we could have multiple banks issuing the same stablecoin regulation,” he added.


Sachdev offered a different opinion on the topic. The executive said that if the government is already intent on freezing a person’s digital assets, they already have various means to do this. Furthermore, Sachdev argued that the government’s exploration of utilizing the blockchain for CBDCs might be a step into progress that may eventually lead to going fully decentralized and fully Web3.Panelists for the stablecoins and CBDCs panel discussion at the Future Innovation Summit in Dubai. Source: Cointelegraph


While the executive seemed to be defending CBDCs, she clarified that she is not in favor of either CBDCs or stablecoins yet, as recent incidents such as the TerraUSD (UST) collapse highlighted how stablecoins may also pose their own set of risks for the world. 


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Carrasco added that since the technology is at a very early stage, it’s unavoidable to see problems on the way to progress. “I think it’s very normal to see failures and to see learnings as we move forward,” he explained. The executive also believes that CBDCs and stablecoins may even become interoperable in the future. He added:“I think they will coexist. And, probably in some years, we will see a transnational body that will take care of the CBDCs and the interoperability between them and ensure that no government can pull the plug or do something that affects the interests of the people.”


Meanwhile, Kothandapani echoed the sentiments expressed by the other panelists and added that companies or users would always be the ones to decide which solution would be for them. 


According to the executive, they would be the ones to determine which specific “pain points” exist and whether CBDCs or stablecoins would be the answer to that. The executive also believes that the two can coexist as long as stablecoins remain stable and decentralized.


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