Anca is the co-founder of SODA and web3 advisor to the World Bank Innovation Office. She has spent almost five years as Head of Public Sector at cLabs, working on Celo, an open blockchain platform. Prior to that she spent over eight years at the World Bank focused on financial inclusion and fintech.

SODA is a technology-agnostic firm offering advisory services at the intersection of central banking, digital finance and the web3 industry, aiming to make public digital money a reality. SODA focuses on enabling ‘real life’ user-centric use cases for digital currency to help test public digital money and drive adoption.

Panel discussion : CBDC vs Tokenized Assets vs Stablecoins

This panel explores the evolving landscape of digital currencies and their implications for the future of finance.

CBDCs are state-backed digital representations of fiat currencies. Tokenized assets are digital representations of real-world assets like real estate or stocks, providing fractional ownership and increased liquidity. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies pegged to stable assets like fiat currencies or commodities, were highlighted for their potential to mitigate volatility in the crypto market and facilitate cross-border transactions.

The panelists debated the advantages and challenges of each approach, including regulatory concerns, technological feasibility, and potential impact on monetary policy. Overall, the discussion underscores the need for careful consideration of the diverse implications of CBDCs, tokenized assets, and stablecoins in shaping the future of global finance.