D-Cash: How the Eastern Caribbean created one of the first CBDCs

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D-Cash: How the Eastern Caribbean created one of the first CBDCs

Fintech Beat, Ep. 116

An aerial view of Coco Point in the Eastern Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. (Hedelin F/Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images file photo)

Posted November 23, 2021 at 4:00am

Timothy Antoine, governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, shares how the monetary authority launched one of the world’s first central bank digital currencies.

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