You may have heard of Central Bank Digital Currencies. They are a thing. CBDCs may sound like the kind of behind-the-scenes tech wizardy that nerds dream up to make our lives easier, but actually, they are a severe threat to whatever freedom you have left. If you liked Vaccine Passports and denial of banking to political dissidents, you’ll love CBDCs.
N.S. Lyons sets out the dangers on Substack.
Entirely co-incidentally, financial institutions will be asking for increased identity checks on your credit and debit cards, as of Monday.