What Drives Bitcoin Fees? Using Segwit to Assess Bitcoin's Long-Run Sustainability Staff Working Paper 2022-2 Colin Brown, Jonathan Chiu, Thorsten Koeppl We explore what drives transaction fees in the Bitcoin system and consider whether Bitcoin can remain tamper proof in the long run. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): E, E4, E42, G, G2
January 7, 2022 The Logic Ron Morrow, Executive Director, Retail Payments Supervision Interview with The Logic Content Type(s): Press, Media activities Topic(s): Retail payments supervision
Best Before? Expiring Central Bank Digital Currency and Loss Recovery Staff Working Paper 2021-67 Charles M. Kahn, Maarten van Oordt, Yu Zhu We consider introducing an expiry date for offline digital currency balances. Consumers whose digital cash expired would automatically receive the funds back into their online account. This functionality could increase demand for digital cash, with the time to expiry playing a key role. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech JEL Code(s): E, E4, E41, E42
December 16, 2021 La Presse Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada Interview with La Presse Content Type(s): Press, Media activities
December 13, 2021 CARR Meeting (December 13, 2021) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
November 29, 2021 APTN National News Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada Interview with APTN National News. Content Type(s): Press, Media activities
March 28, 2022 CARR Meeting (March 28, 2022) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
March 7, 2022 CARR Meeting (March 7, 2022) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
March 3, 2022 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement (delivered virtually) Tiff Macklem House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation, Price stability, Recent economic and financial developments
January 31, 2022 Research Update - January 2022 This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website. Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters