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'What's the point?' — EU lawmakers sink teeth into digital euro (www.euronews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Sagan@eslemmy.es to c/europe@feddit.de

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[–] illi@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thanks, this helps a bit. But I hve a follow up question if you don't mind: how is it backed exactly? I understand the gold standard (money being backed by gold) is not really applied anymore? Or is it just to a point?

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's all just debt. So when they got rid of the gold standard, we went from "this debt we have to you is secured by our stockpiles of gold" to "trust me bro, we won't go bankrupt". It would be the same with a CBDC.

Basically the digital Euro would be secured by the fact is if it wasn't secured, the Eurozone would collapse, so states and the EU at large is interested in staying solvent.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This is great, you really dumbed it down for me, lol. Thanks!