A new Bank of America (BOA) research study has found that both central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and private digital currencies hold “a lot of potentials” for increasing financial inclusion in developing countries. In the report, the bank also argues that such “digital currencies could reduce transaction costs and allow more economic activities in emerging market economies.”Digital Currencies and Financial InclusionStill, the study findings show that while digital currencies are likely to “boost economic growth” in developing countries, their adoption will carry some risk. In addition, the study also finds that the rise of digital currencies “could lead to inflation and dollarization.”Meanwhile, a separate report quotes David Hauner, the BOA’s head of emerging market cross-asset strategy and economics for EMEA, explaining why digital currencies could be pivotal in emerging market countries where more than 50% of adults lack a bank account.“Digital currencies have the potential to address many practical constraints on financial services in poor countries,” said Hauner.The report also lists the reduction of cross-border payment costs as well as the reduction of corruption and other illegal activities as some of the constraints that can be addressed by digital currencies.Risks to Physical CurrencyThe BOA research study found that the rise of digital currencies could potentially “undermine a country’s physical currency,” however. Expanding on these findings, Hauner stated:Easier access to alternative digital currencies is also likely to increase the volatility of the domestic money supply and the exchange rate. Easier access to alternatives also raises the risks of rapid shifts of liquidity out of (or into) the currency and the banks which can magnify macro volatility in already less stable countries. Higher macro volatility would then reduce the effectiveness of policies and undermine the long-term rate of growth.Despite these risks, Hauner suggests that more central banks are “likely to issue a general purpose CBDC in the next three years.” As previously reported by Bitcoin.com News, several countries — including a few in Africa — are currently at different stages of developing or piloting their digital currencies. Several more countries are likely to join the race as more studies show that digital currency benefits outweigh the risks. 

The Bank of Russia proceeds with its extreme position on cryptographic money exchanging regardless of developing worries over the nation passing up the computerized resource industry.The legislative head of Russia's national bank, Elvira Nabiullina, repeated the bank's negative position on crypto in a Monday meeting with Komsomolskaya Pravda, contending that crypto is perhaps the most perilous speculations that right now exist.Nabiullina referenced crypto inside the setting of other high-hazard venture spaces like unfamiliar trade markets. "It's far simpler to lose on the unfamiliar trade market than to win," she said, expressing that "theoretical crypto resources" are considerably more dangerous.The bank lead representative said that costs in the digital currency market are incredibly unstable, expressing that "misfortunes can be huge." She further focused on that the Bank of Russia doesn't prescribe crypto speculations to people in general:The national bank never offers speculation guidance, however, in this specific case, the bank unquestionably doesn't suggest it."Nabiullina has recently expressed that digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) are "phony cash" and ought not to be utilized for repayments in Russia. Back in 2017, she alluded to the developing worldwide fame of crypto as a "dash for unheard of wealth."Related: Bank of Russia to begin computerized ruble preliminaries in 2022Regardless of being distrustful about crypto, Nabiullina is hopeful about the computerized ruble, the Bank of Russia's national bank advanced money project. She said last year that a computerized ruble would help organizations by removing monetary mediators.There has been developing analysis of the Bank of Russia's position on crypto, with one State Duma part blaming the national bank for being silly on the business. Russian modern head honcho Oleg Deripaska impacted the national bank last week for its aversion to perceiving digital currencies.