The Bank of Canada is looking to hire an economist with in-depth knowledge of financial technology and digital currencies, indicating the latest in a series of steps towards a digital currency for the Canadian central bank. / p>
According to the bank's official page, the duties of the economist will be to monitor and analyze the latest developments related to electronic funds and payments, carry out research projects, prepare analytical notes, and work on the potential development of central bank digital currencies. .
The bank has defined a set of requirements that the applicant must meet, among them in-depth knowledge of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrency platforms, in addition to familiarity with traditional payment systems Such as card networks and POS technologies.
also the applicant should also have experience handling and analyzing public blockchain data and analyzing consumer survey data. The deadline for receiving applications will be 25 October 2020.
The Deputy Governor of the Canadian Central Bank, Timothy Lynn, recently called on central banks around the world to issue their own digital currencies, highlighting their importance to the economy in light of the pandemic Covid-19.
And at the Central Bank Payments Conference, Lin also said that the development of the Canadian central bank's digital currency is progressing at a good pace.
by laying the groundwork for the central bank's digital currency, the bank joins the Bank of England, the US Federal Reserve, and the Bank of Japan among others, who have also begun researching the viability of currencies. Digital central banks.
