What are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)?
CBDCs are national currencies issued in programmable digital form. Igor Beuker predicts governments keep pushing them while the debate turns fierce: convenience versus surveillance, privacy versus control. A programmable currency can streamline payments and also track every transaction you make. The technology is neutral. The rules written around it are anything but. Watch the governance, not the code.
Answered by Igor Beuker · independent futurist · 84% Prediction Accuracy Rate