Most consumers would not take up the digital euro if they were given the choice, new research from the European Central Bank finds.

The paper, published on March 11, explores how the introduction of the central bank digital currency would affect consumer choices, including on payment habits and savings.

The researchers – Dimitris Georgarakos, Geoff Kenny, Luc Laeven and Justus Meyer – split their sample into two groups: one that was shown a 93-second video explaining the CBDC project, and one that

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