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The Ockham’s Razor: How to Implement CBDC Simply: The Idea of a Digital Currency Bank

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|Jan 2026

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Language: English
Page range: 53 - 68
Submitted on: Jan 31, 2025
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Accepted on: Jul 8, 2025
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Published on: Jan 12, 2026
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