Few issues in financial policy are more controversial than the impact of blockchain, the distributed ledger technology that sits behind the digital currency bitcoin. Does it threaten not only the profits of financial intermediaries but also their business models? Could it undermine the control that central bankers exert over global payments and securities processing? Or is it a tool to streamline cluttered processes, improve resilience and enhance transparency?
在金融政策領域,沒有什麼問題比區塊鏈的影響更有爭議了。區塊鏈是數位幣比特幣背後的分佈式記賬技術。這種技術會不會威脅金融中介的利潤,甚至危及它們的商業模式?它會不會削弱央行對全球支付和證券處理的控制?抑或它是簡化繁雜過程、提高抗壓能力和增強透明度的工具?
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