Digital Assets and the Law : Fiat Money in the Era of Digital Currency (Paperback)

Part I: Overview;  1. A History of Central Bank Digital Currency and the Money Monopoly;  2. The Technological Factor in the Conception of Central Bank Digital Currencies;  Part II: Central Banking and Monetary Economics in the Digital Currency Era;  3. Monetary Sovereignty in the Digital Currency Era;  4. Central Bank Digital Currencies: A New Nexus Between Central and Commercial Banks?;  5. Unlocking the Potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies in Developing Countries;  6. A Universal Stablecoin to Rule Them All?;  Part III: The Central Bank Digital Currencies in the Mirror;  7. Implications of the Digital Euro for Monetary Policy Transmission Outside the Euro Area;  8. Digital Euro: Issued by Commercial Banks, Digitally Transforming the Industry;  9. How To Design a Private and Compliant Central Bank Digital Currency?;  10. Beyond Central Bank Digital Currencies: Lessons from Japan’s experience;  Part IV: Digital Currencies, Cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins: Fiat Money and Legal Tender;  11. The Applicable Laws to Cross-Border Payments in Central Bank Digital Currencies. The Late Lex Monetae or Long Live the Lex Monetae?;  12. ‘Legal tender’ and Central Bank Digital Currency;  13. A European Central Bank Digital Currency Under German Law;  14. The Digital Loonie: The Legal Framework for A Central Bank Digital Currency in Canada and Beyond;  15. The Evolution of the Finality of Payment or ‘How RTGSes, Instant Payment Systems and DLT Platforms Change the Concept of Money’;  16. Central Bank Digital Currencies and the European Framework for Payments: Friends or Foes?;  17. The Digital Euro, Stablecoins and the Banking Sector;  Part V: Towards the Uncharted Times of the Digital Assets Era;  18. Decentralised Finance and Capital Markets Regulation;  19. Central Bank Digital Currencies: What future for banks and other financial intermediaries?;  20. Beyond Digital Assets: What is Next for Money and Payments?