CBDC

Much will appear the same for the consumer, but money could be fundamentally different.

The implications of using a CBDC by a government for purposes other than for “good” should give us pause.

With a country’s ability to create incentives through programmable money and to keep track of digital transactions, deep moral and ethical implications will arise. 

Inevitably, legislation, rules and regulations will likely be debated and created to balance the privacy and potential power of programmable currency. 

Given the speed at which countries are implementing CBDCs, perhaps the time for that debate is NOW.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/central-bank-digital-currencies-have-the-power-to-upend-global-finance

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