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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

German: Digitales Zentralbankgeld

A direct liability of a central bank issued in digital form, distinguished between retail versions for the public and wholesale versions for interbank settlement.

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Readers wanting the state of play and the difference between retail and wholesale designs.

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Digitales Zentralbankgeld Eine unmittelbare Verbindlichkeit einer Zentralbank in digitaler Form, unterschieden nach Retail-Varianten für die Allgemeinheit und Wholesale-Varianten für die Abwicklung zwischen Banken.

Looking for how this maps to its traditional-finance counterpart rather than a standalone definition? See the Term Bridge, which also flags where the obvious analogy is wrong.