{"id":15854,"date":"2022-02-10T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T14:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zambia-explores-digital-currency-but-warns-against-crypto"},"modified":"2022-02-10T14:30:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T14:30:52","slug":"zambia-explores-digital-currency-but-warns-against-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zambia-explores-digital-currency-but-warns-against-crypto","title":{"rendered":"Zambia explores Digital Currency, but warns against Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Zambia\u2019s central bank expects to complete research on forming a digital currency that could cut transaction costs and boost participation in the formal financial system by the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe results of the research will form part of the input in the policy considerations on whether to introduce a central bank digital currency in Zambia,\u201d Nkatya Kabwe, acting assistant director of communications at the regulator, said in response to emailed questions.<\/p>\n<p>CBDCs, or so-called GovCoins, are national currency because they are linked to fiat currency, unlike their crypto counterparts such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptocurrencies are not legal tender in Zambia, the central bank said earlier this month and \u201cpeople who want to deal in them should have a clear understanding of all the risks that come with such payment and investment instruments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bank of Zambia is researching GovCoins as they have the potential to expand financial inclusion, improve traceability, safety and efficiency of payment systems, Kabwe said.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts at the Bank of America Corp. have warned that central banks that don\u2019t introduce their own digital money risk losing monetary control and seeing the demand for their currencies drop as their citizens start using another country\u2019s digital cash.<\/p>\n<p>Zambia joins nations such as Israel, Ghana, the Bahamas, Nigeria, China and the U.S. that are toying with the idea or have issued a digital version of their currencies to keep up with technological advances that have spurred the rise of Bitcoin and other private initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. 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