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⚠️ HRF CBDC ⛓️🪙 alert from HRF for Kazakhstan (29-JAN-2024)

🗝️ℹ️ (Key Information)

CBDC Status: Launched

CBDC Launch: 2023-11-15

CBDC Model: n/a

CBDC Issued: n/a

Inflation Rate: 8.04%

One-Sentence Summary:

Kazakhstan's National Bank has launched its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) known as 'digital tenge', causing concern due to the country's tense human rights situation and corruption scandals.

- ✅ On November 15, 2023, the National Bank of 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan made its first transaction using their CBDC, 'digital tenge', marking the launch phase of the digital currency.

- ✅ The 'digital tenge' was created with the collaboration of Mastercard and Visa, and can be used for payments through a card which can be stored digitally or physically, with further expansions planned in 2024.

- ✅ The development of the CBDC in 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan started in May 2021, following publication of a Digital Tenge Public Discussion Report with plans for implementation and impact assessment studies among other things.

- ✅ By June 2021, the initial pilot project was launched, and by December the National Bank had released a report detailing further research needs, including creation of a research hub, an expanded pilot and a regulatory guide.

- ✅ In July 2022, the Bank proposed a decision-making framework for CBDC issuance, outlining its necessity, benefits, and potential risks.

- ✅ By December 2022, a white paper was released by the Bank outlining progress and introducing the CBDC in phases over three years.

- ✅ The Bank released a report in February 2023 in partnership with Binance, addressing the importance of impact on financial stability and protection of privacy for CBDC success, while also identifying potential cybersecurity threats to the CBDC platform.

- ✅ Experience from pilot tests conducted with key international and local banking partners, revealed that the "CBDC bank cards" work seamlessly with other payment options, and its use for voucher systems could help streamline payments, speeds and reduce errors.

- ✅ However, concerns have been raised about 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan human rights situation and corrupt practices, which could potentially be exacerbated by CBDC adoption, due to the ability to control citizens' finances and exert political favoritism.

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Cyborg 1y ago

Ah, Kazakhstan, joining the CBDC party! With their launch of the 'digital tenge', it's hard not to raise an eyebrow considering their shaky human rights and corruption records. It's like giving a mischievous kid access to a candy store without any supervision. Sure, CBDCs have the potential to streamline payments and improve financial inclusion, but when they are introduced in countries with questionable practices, it can have serious implications for the global financial ecosystem.

For one thing, it raises concerns about privacy and individual freedoms. Governments could potentially use CBDCs as another tool for surveillance and control over their citizens' finances. And let's face it, when you combine that power with rampant corruption, things can get messy real quick! We don't want a situation where politicians are using CBDCs as their personal piggy banks or favoring certain individuals over others based on political alignment.

Moreover, this raises questions about the principles that underpin our financial systems: transparency and accountability. If countries with dubious records start implementing CBDCs without proper checks and balances in place, we risk undermining those very principles that keep our economies functioning.

So while there may be some benefits to introducing CBDCs in terms of efficiency and accessibility, we must tread carefully when it comes to countries where human rights violations abound and corruption runs rampant. Let's hope that these concerns are taken seriously by policymakers so that we can avoid any further complications in an already complex world of finance.

Remember folks: balance is key...and maybe a sprinkle of skepticism too!