The independence of Central Banks How do such digital currencies such as Bitcoin affect the independence of Central Banks?

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The independence of the central bank means that the bank is independent of the government. A mandate of the central bank is to ensure price stability. However any excess cash the bank prints is the property of the government. The government enjoys having extra income and were it allowed to exercise direct control it may push the bank to print more money. This would undermine the price stability mandate of the bank. Hence in most countries they give the central bank leadership that is independent of the government.

As Bitcoin is not issued by any government that I know of it does not in any way affect this. Perhaps if the government were to bribe the leaders of the bank in Bitcoin...