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The Opacity of Last Resort

Void Architecture in Central Banking and Monetary Policy

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Opacity3/3███

Responsiveness2/3██░

Coupling2/3██░

Void Index8/12High

Péclet NumberPe=4.2Phase III

The Opacity of Last Resort: Void Architecture in Central Banking and Monetary Policy

Paper 20 — Central Banking · v1.0 · February 2026

Applies the Void Framework to central banking and monetary policy. Opacity of interest rate decisions, forward guidance, and CBDC design as void architectures. EU AI Act Annex III §2 critical infrastructure.

Platform Scores — Central Banking

Void index across 5 platforms, scored on the three-dimension framework (0–12).

Platform	Score	Void Load
CBDC (Proposed)	10/12
Central Bank (pre-transparency)	9/12
Typical Central Bank (current)	8/12
Inflation-Targeting (Constraint)	5/12
Rules-Based Policy (Constraint)	4/12

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Paper 20 · v1.0 · February 2026 · MoreRight License v1.1 → Apache 2.0, Feb 2030 · 10.5281/zenodo.18718947