You'd think someone previously convicted of misusing public funds would be more careful about this sort of thing... 
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The ECB says concerns about CBDCs are "disinformation" and "nonsense."
The ECB isn't hiding it. Europeans will be forced to use the digital euro.
Thank you to @HRF for the shout-out in the Oslo Freedom Forum report!
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Paul Krugman argues that the U.S. should adopt a "partial CBDC" and points to Brazil as the example to emulate. Specifically, he points to Pix.
Has he really not heard of FedNow?
He says the "financial industry just has too much power, and would never allow a public system to compete with its products."
Again, has he really not heard of FedNow? Or for that matter, the Fed's check and ACH services?
Frankly, it's also strange that Krugman criticizes concerns about CBDCs but makes no mention of the fact that Pix was forced on people. The government forced banks to adopt it.
For anyone interested in what's happening with Brazil's actual CBDC work. The HRF CBDC Tracker has you covered.
He says the "financial industry just has too much power, and would never allow a public system to compete with its products."
Again, has he really not heard of FedNow? Or for that matter, the Fed's check and ACH services?
Frankly, it's also strange that Krugman criticizes concerns about CBDCs but makes no mention of the fact that Pix was forced on people. The government forced banks to adopt it.
For anyone interested in what's happening with Brazil's actual CBDC work. The HRF CBDC Tracker has you covered.
CBDC Tracker
A CBDC is a digital national currency. In the case of the United States, a CBDC would be a digital form of the U.S. dollar whereas, in Nigeria, the...
"As long as the final decision on the digital euro has not been taken, it makes little sense for the Eurosystem to launch a large-scale public awareness drive." - Deutsche Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel
I could not disagree more. People should know what their governments are doing.
The need for this transparency is precisely why I have been working with the Human Rights Foundation on the @HRF CBDC Tracker to document CBDC development around the world.
Furthermore, the need for transparency is also why I wrote my book to provide everything you need to get up to speed on CBDCs.
From the myths to the risks, this book will help you decode what "CBDC" means for the future of money.
CBDC Tracker
A CBDC is a digital national currency. In the case of the United States, a CBDC would be a digital form of the U.S. dollar whereas, in Nigeria, the...