By Peter Thal Larsen

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Technology true believers argue digital cash does not need an institutional backstop. In this episode of The Big View, Gaston Gelos of the Bank for International Settlements tells Peter Thal Larsen why stablecoins and other tokens still need central banks to work smoothly.

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Sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins

The wobbly foundations of the stablecoin boom

The coming battle over the future of money

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