In just a few years, central banks have rapidly ramped up their research and development
efforts on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). A growing body of economic research …

This critical literature survey offers a comprehensive understanding of the key aspects and
implications of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as a rapidly evolving area of …

This work analyzes the influence of privacy concerns and different dimensions of currency-
related trust on individuals' willingness to use Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) …

This study displays the importance of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations among
prosumers in decentralized finance (DeFi) in establishing cybersecurity. With a game theory …

The increasing interest in Central Bank Digital Currencies has heightened the need for the
suitable security technologies for preserving the privacy of users of the CBDC. Although the …

Ticket fraud and ticket scalping activities often cause high costs as well as trust concerns for
fans buying event tickets, especially in the secondary ticketing market. To address these …

Due to the popularity of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, the increasing digitalization of
payments, and the constantly reducing role of cash in society, central banks have shown an …

Today, digital identity management for individuals is either inconvenient and error-prone or
creates undesirable lock-in effects and violates privacy and security expectations. These …

In the energy transition, there is an urgent need for decreasing overall carbon emissions.
Against this background, the purposeful and verifiable tracing of emissions in the energy …

We identify some factors limiting CBDC adoption and some of the possible solutions. We
also assess the media sentiment about central bank digital currencies in general as well as …