Digital innovation is transforming money and redrawing the global financial landscape. From instant payments to stablecoins, CBDC, and tokenised assets, new technologies are redefining how value is created, stored, and exchanged – reshaping the roles of banks, central banks, and markets. Yet this transformation is far from uniform: while some economies are leaping ahead, others lag behind, and divergent views on the state’s role in money are creating tensions over sovereignty, control, and interoperability.

Hohe Schulden und ein Ausgaben­problem: Volkswirtschafter Maximilian von Ehrlich empfiehlt, dass die Stadt Bern ihre Kernaufgaben neu definiert – und stellt unpopuläre Massnahmen in den Raum.