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Workshop: CBDCs, Tokenization and Crypto Assets

The Central Bank of Brazil organized a comprehensive workshop titled "Finance Tokenization: From Crypto Assets to Central Bank Digital Currencies" on May 16, 2023, in Brasília. The event brought together national and international experts to discuss digital currencies, programmable money, and the future of financial innovation.

Event Overview​

Event Details

Key Topics​

The workshop covered three main tracks:

  • Economics and Finance
  • Law and Regulation
  • Technology

Sessions Structure​

Morning Sessions (Click to expand)

Session 1A - Law​

  • Bookkeeping assets and financial assets: Lessons from Switzerland for Brazil
  • Stablecoins as securities
  • Real estate tokenization: custodian discussion

Session 2A - Economics and Finance​

  • Multi-Currency Exchange and Contracting Platform
  • CBDCs, Open Finance and tokenization for SMEs' credit platforms

Session 3A - Technology​

  • Privacy-compatible Digital Real
  • Brazilian Payment System efficiency
  • Privacy Challenges in Permissioned Blockchains
Afternoon Sessions (Click to expand)

Multidisciplinary Session​

Theme: "Interoperability, Competition and Regulation in a Digital Assets World"

Key Presentations:​

  1. Challenges for Implementing Interoperable CBDC Systems
  2. Regulated Liability Network (RLN) Architecture Proposal
  3. CBDC and Payment Platform Competition

Round Table: "Innovation and Digital Economy"​

Featured speakers:

  • Otávio Ribeiro Damaso - BCB's Regulation Director
  • Prof. Robert M. Townsend - MIT

Key Takeaways​

As highlighted by Otávio Damaso, BCB's Regulation Director:

"We seek an increasingly efficient National Financial System that brings concrete results for Brazilian society in all its dimensions, considering that we envision the complete digitalization of financial intermediation."

The workshop emphasized:

  • BCB's pioneering position in financial innovation
  • PIX's successful rapid adoption
  • Future vision for reduced intermediation costs
  • Focus on financial inclusion
  • Risk control efficiency
  • Data monetization opportunities

Resources​

Presentations and Videos​

Available Materials

All presentations and recordings are available online:

Session Materials​

SessionPresentationVideoPaper
Opening Keynote📑🎥-
RLN Architecture📑🎥📄

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