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Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023

Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.

U.S. government whistleblower and Nym Technologies consultant Chelsea Manning discusses cryptography and cryptocurrency on stage at Consensus 2023 with CoinDesk Executive Editor Marc Hochstein. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
U.S. government whistleblower and Nym Technologies consultant Chelsea Manning discusses cryptography and cryptocurrency on stage at Consensus 2023 with CoinDesk Executive Editor Marc Hochstein. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)