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Your Country Adopted a Digital Dollar and Now You’re Literally Dying

A cartoonish illustration depicting a person surrounded by dollar signs with their face contorted in distress as they clutch at an empty wallet, while behind them lies a graveyard of failed economies marked 'CBDC'.

Cryptocurrency’s cousin, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), might be a flop too – or at least that’s what new research suggests. According to the study, countries that have adopted CBDCs are experiencing declining well-being among young people and those with low incomes since their introduction in 2019-2023.

Source: cointelegraph

We’re often told that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will promote "financial inclusion" and help people around the globe. However, preliminary research results indicate the opposite could be true: Where CBDCs have been adopted, well-being has declined in recent years — particularly among young people and those with low incomes. My new research paper provides the first comprehensive evaluation of their early effects on macroeconomic indicators and subjective well-being, utilizing […]

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