Brazil tests the compatibility of DeFi elements in CBDC pilot

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Brazil is integrating decentralized finance (DeFi) into its ongoing experiments to develop a "synthetic" central bank digital currency (CBDC) called Drex, which was previously known as the digital Brazilian real.

On October 3, Brazilian Central Bank President Roberto Campos Neto emphasized the country's need for a multidimensional CBDC, which aims to address the "trilemma" of decentralization, privacy, and programmability—challenges that traditional markets face when trying to solve these issues simultaneously.