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Illya Gerasymchuk
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2025-08-28 09:13

>80% of central banks plan to operate the DLT/blockchain for wholesale CBDCs themselves, hinting an in-house blockchain solution, and not a public and permissionless ledger

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however, even if CBDCs are implemented using blockchain - it's unlikely to be a public, permissionless blockchain like Ethereum

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-28 09:12

however, even if CBDCs are implemented using blockchain - it's unlikely to be a public, permissionless blockchain like Ethereum

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>50% of central banks in both, advanced and emerging economies are considering using DLT for wholesale CBDCs this means that wholesale CBDC is likely to be implemented using some form of blockchain technology - much more likely than the retail CBDC

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-28 09:07

>50% of central banks in both, advanced and emerging economies are considering using DLT for wholesale CBDCs this means that wholesale CBDC is likely to be implemented using some form of blockchain technology - much more likely than the retail CBDC

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only 6% of advanced economies (AE) central banks and 40% of emerging economies (EM) central banks are considering distributed ledger technology (DLT) as an implementation layer for retail CBDCs here, consider DLT = blockchain

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-28 09:05

only 6% of advanced economies (AE) central banks and 40% of emerging economies (EM) central banks are considering distributed ledger technology (DLT) as an implementation layer for retail CBDCs here, consider DLT = blockchain

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91% of central banks are working on CBDCs, but not on a public blockchain 85 out of 93 central banks (≈94% of global economic output) are engaged in some form of CBDC work however, don't expect CBDCs to be implemented on permissionless blockchains like Ethereum

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-28 00:11

91% of central banks are working on CBDCs, but not on a public blockchain 85 out of 93 central banks (≈94% of global economic output) are engaged in some form of CBDC work however, don't expect CBDCs to be implemented on permissionless blockchains like Ethereum

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-27 22:17

thus, wholesale CBDC is a tokenized/digital version of central bank reserves used by the financial market infrastructure (FMI) and banks it also lives on the liability side of the central bank

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wholesale CBDC will be used by financial institutions only, such as commercial and central banks for interbank and market settlement wholesale CBDC will only be transacted between select financial institutions - it's not something you'd use as a regular business or consumer

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-27 22:12

wholesale CBDC will be used by financial institutions only, such as commercial and central banks for interbank and market settlement wholesale CBDC will only be transacted between select financial institutions - it's not something you'd use as a regular business or consumer

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retail CBDC is the digital version of currency - a liability of the central bank in the balance sheet

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-27 22:11

retail CBDC is the digital version of currency - a liability of the central bank in the balance sheet

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retail CBDC will be used for day-to-day payments, similar to the ones you do with with a credit card. this is the type of CBDC you can use for business and consumer transactions, such as paying for a supermarket purchase

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-27 22:08

retail CBDC will be used for day-to-day payments, similar to the ones you do with with a credit card. this is the type of CBDC you can use for business and consumer transactions, such as paying for a supermarket purchase

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wholesale CBDC vs retail CBDC - what's the difference? there's two types of central bank digital currencies (CBDC): retail CBDC and wholesale CBDC ➖ retail CBDC = used for ordinary transactions. digital version of the cash ➖ wholesale CBDC = used for interbank/financial institution settlement. tokenized central bank reserves

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-27 22:07

wholesale CBDC vs retail CBDC - what's the difference? there's two types of central bank digital currencies (CBDC): retail CBDC and wholesale CBDC ➖ retail CBDC = used for ordinary transactions. digital version of the cash ➖ wholesale CBDC = used for interbank/financial institution settlement. tokenized central bank reserves

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-26 01:56

retail CBDC is central bank money, so converting bank deposits into digital Euro changes the composition of the monetary base - fewer commercial bank reserves at the central bank, more central bank CBDC liabilities retail CBDC conversions settle in reserves

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ECB plans to limit the amount of digital Euro CBDC a wallet can hold this means you will be limited the amount of digital EUR you can own this applies only to retail European Central Bank CBDC, not wholesale. the idea is to prevent excessive outflows of deposits from banks

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-25 23:51

ECB plans to limit the amount of digital Euro CBDC a wallet can hold this means you will be limited the amount of digital EUR you can own this applies only to retail European Central Bank CBDC, not wholesale. the idea is to prevent excessive outflows of deposits from banks

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-24 13:59

same for wall street, main street, hawkish, dovish, bull, bear, cat bounce - whattt ????? this is neither about civil engineering nor wildlife reserve 🤨

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finance has A LOT to learn from engineering - especially in terms or standardization 😭 e.g. you're reading a british author, you may find "high street banks". it makes you think that there are also low street banks, or at least middle street banks, but noooo

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-24 13:53

finance has A LOT to learn from engineering - especially in terms or standardization 😭 e.g. you're reading a british author, you may find "high street banks". it makes you think that there are also low street banks, or at least middle street banks, but noooo

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-23 13:47

TGA fluctuations must be offset by another asset or liability from Fed's balance sheet ⬆️ TGA increase = liability down or asset up ⬇️ TGA decrease = liability up or asset down found this balance sheet model in Fed's notes, and it's a good visual aid to this thread

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Standing Repo Facility (SRF) is a policy rate set by the Fed, according to the target rate. so unless the target rate is decreased, SRF rate is unlikely to be reduced this situation is putting pressure on the Fed to decrease interest rates and start QE soon

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 18:21

quick update on gold: everything according to the plan - the thesis remains valid. now just wait and let the price action unfold 😄 use these trend lines as a guide

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gold tariffs put further upside pressure for gold towards a new all time high on spot this is in addition to the global monetary, geopolitical and fiscal positive price pressures a significant part of the markets will be closed for the weekend. there could be a gap on reopen

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 14:04

Standing Repo Facility (SRF) is a policy rate set by the Fed, according to the target rate. so unless the target rate is decreased, SRF rate is unlikely to be reduced this situation is putting pressure on the Fed to decrease interest rates and start QE soon

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the funding could also come from Fed’s facilities, like the SRF or OMO however, current SRF rate is 4.5%, which is above the yield on T-bills, and Fed is still officially in QT, so no large-scale, longer-term liquidity injections via open market operations

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 14:02

the funding could also come from Fed’s facilities, like the SRF or OMO however, current SRF rate is 4.5%, which is above the yield on T-bills, and Fed is still officially in QT, so no large-scale, longer-term liquidity injections via open market operations

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moreover, currently the US Treasury is issuing debt and cash at ON RRP is running low. MMF, dealers and banks purchase those T-bills. if they do not have cash in ON RRP, it will be financed by outflows from bank reserve accounts into TGA

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 13:58

moreover, currently the US Treasury is issuing debt and cash at ON RRP is running low. MMF, dealers and banks purchase those T-bills. if they do not have cash in ON RRP, it will be financed by outflows from bank reserve accounts into TGA

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this is one of the reasons why September is historically a bad month for Bitcoin

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 13:58

this is one of the reasons why September is historically a bad month for Bitcoin

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repo rates increase and borrowing decreases in quarter-ends this includes the upcoming month of September. in addition, September 15th the corporate tax limit in the US this reduces global liquidity, so asset prices tend to fall

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 13:51

repo rates increase and borrowing decreases in quarter-ends this includes the upcoming month of September. in addition, September 15th the corporate tax limit in the US this reduces global liquidity, so asset prices tend to fall

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 13:27

this is also why commercial banks purchasing government debt securities, such as Treasury bills may be effectively monetizing that debt

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generally speaking: ➖ transaction between central bank accounts = base money reallocated, decreased or increased ➖ transaction between non-central bank accounts = broad money reallocated, decreased or increased

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 13:25

generally speaking: ➖ transaction between central bank accounts = base money reallocated, decreased or increased ➖ transaction between non-central bank accounts = broad money reallocated, decreased or increased

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effectively this means that if both parties involved in the transaction have an account at the central bank, they will will use it to settle payments

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 13:19

effectively this means that if both parties involved in the transaction have an account at the central bank, they will will use it to settle payments

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reserve accounts at the central bank are important to understand the mechanics of how asset purchase happens. generally speaking, if an institution has an account at the central bank - reserve or other deposit account, they will use it whenever possible to settle payment

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-08-22 13:18

reserve accounts at the central bank are important to understand the mechanics of how asset purchase happens. generally speaking, if an institution has an account at the central bank - reserve or other deposit account, they will use it whenever possible to settle payment

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also note that it's not just commercial banks that have accounts at the central bank. it varies by jurisdiction, but other entities also have accounts at the central bank for example, in the US the Treasury has an account at the Fed - the Treasury General Account (TGA)

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