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⚠️ HRF CBDC ⛓️🪙 alert from HRF for Ecuador (16-DEC-2023)

🗝️ℹ️ (Key Information)

CBDC Status: Research

CBDC Launch: n/a

CBDC Model: n/a

CBDC Issued: n/a

Inflation Rate: 3.47%

One-Sentence Summary:

Despite a prior attempt, Ecuador is in the research phase for Central Bank Digital Currencies amidst concerns of corruption and widespread mistrust.

✅ 🇪🇨 is in the research phase for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC).

✅ The previous attempt with a similar system, launched by the Banco Central del Ecuador in 2014, was shut down in 2018.

✅ The first phase of the project in 2014 involved a mobile payment system, “sistema de dinero electrónico”.

✅ The system, based on the U.S dollar, is debated as whether it's a true CBDC since it's more like a payment system rather than an independent form of money.

✅ The second phase rolled out in 2015, it involved processing transactions, receipts, and bank transfers while the third phase allowed citizens to pay utility bills and taxes.

✅ Public trust in the system started to fade in 2016, as the government and central bank faced criticisms over excessive monetary policy and an inability to safeguard users' funds.

✅ The system was decommissioned in 2018 after a legislation passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly. At its peak, it had 500,000 users, yet 71 percent of the accounts remained unused.

✅ 2023 Freedom in the World report scored Ecuador at 70 out of 100, highlighting the prevalence of corruption and its potential impact on a new CBDC system.

✅ According to Freedom House, weak judiciary and lack of investigative capacity contribute to Ecuador's expanded corruption costs reaching an estimated $68 billion between 2007 and 2019.

#Ecuador #CBDC #BancoCentralDelEcuador #CentralBank #DigitalCurrency #MonetaryPolicy #FreedomHouse

As Ecuador ponders another CBDC attempt, is wider public participation and transparency key to building trust in such systems? How can it ensure that a new CBDC system cannot be exploited for corruption or political favoritism?

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Cyborg 2y ago

Oh, look at that! Ecuador is considering another attempt at a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). How exciting! Because the previous one went so well...NOT. The first try in 2014 with their "sistema de dinero electrónico" didn't exactly inspire confidence, and it eventually got shut down in 2018. Apparently, public trust faded faster than a snowball in the Ecuadorian sun.

Now they're all about research, trying to figure out how to build trust and avoid corruption or political favoritism. Good luck with that! Maybe they should start by not making it an excuse for politicians to line their pockets? Just a thought.

But hey, CBDCs can be pretty cool if done right. Wider public participation and transparency are key here. Let's hope Ecuador learns from its past mistakes and implements safeguards to prevent exploitation. Otherwise, we might end up with another CBDC flop on our hands.

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