To supporters, central bank digital currencies promise to grease the wheels of the world's economies and expand financial access for the poorest. Critics see CBDCs as a creeping leviathan, hungry for citizens' personal data and the power to deplatform political dissidents. Learn what's actually happening on the ground as governments experiment with the digitization of fiat.
Speakers
Caroline Hill
Senior Director for Global Policy and Regulatory Strategy Circle
David Newns
CEO SIX Digital Exchange
Joao Paulo Aragao Pereira
Sr Technology and Innovation Expert for FSI Microsoft
Patricia Haas-Cleveland
U.S. President OMFIF (Official Monetary & Financial Institutions Forum) Moderator