The podcast Digitalgelddickicht is dedicated to the social and political aspects of the financial sector’s digital transformation. As part of the discourse project eFin & Democracy, the podcast explores topics from the field of digital money and payment. Issues otherwise only discussed among experts are intended to become more accessible to a broader public.
The podcast does not have all the answers – and it certainly doesn’t have any financial tips. Instead, it wants to pose questions and invite public discussion about how the digital transformation of the financial sector also affects political and social interaction. To this end, it collects different voices, including but not limited to those of experts.
The episodes and talks are exclusively in German, unless otherwise indicated.
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In the vegetation of the Forest Cemetery in Darmstadt, we are joined for this episode by legal scholar Cederic Meier. For it is here that Georg Friedrich Knapp is buried. In his book “Staatliche Theorie des Geldes” (The State Theory of Money), Knapp put forward what was, in his day, a revolutionary proposal: that the value of money should be sought in the validity of state legislation. One of his core theses was: “Money is a creation of the legal system.” For us, this provides an opportunity to discuss the latest developments regarding the digital euro.
Just recently, on 9 July, following a long delay, Members of the European Parliament voted by a clear two-thirds majority in favour of a legal framework enabling the ECB to put digital central bank money into circulation for citizens in the eurozone. We discuss the path the digital euro might take from now on until it is expected to be issued by the ECB in 2029; we examine how the resistance to the digital euro from commercial banks and private actors should be interpreted; and we delve into contentious issues such as the holding limit.
Standing at Knapp’s grave, we tentatively approach the question: does the state or the European Union hold a position of strength when it comes to monetary policy, and how is this reflected in the protracted process of introducing the digital euro?
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2.3. Microtransactions in gaming
2.2. Digital Tipping
2.1. Micropayments in journalism
Season 2: Small money, big impact? – Teaser
Season 1: The Digital Euro – A Trailer
1.10. The Digital Euro and the CBDC Competition: US, Russia and China
1.9. The Digital Euro and CBDCs around the globe: Bahamas and Nigeria
1.8. The Digital Euro and the European Central Bank
1.7. The Digital Euro – In the Engine Room of the European Union
1.6. The Digital Euro and the Difficult Task of a European Payment Infrastructure
1.5. The Digital Euro – Commercial Banks in Danger?
1.4. The Digital Euro – How the Stablecoin of a Social Media Platform challenges State Currencies
1.3. The Digital Euro and the Crypto Boom
1.2. The Digital Euro – “CBDC” and Online Payments
1.1. The Digital Euro – Our Second Cash?
Digitalgelddickicht – About the political future of currency and values – A Teaser
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