Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A Central Bank Digital Currency, or 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, their CBDC is a digital form of the Naira. Like paper dollars, a CBDC would be a liability of the central bank. But unlike paper dollars, a CBDC would offer neither the privacy protections nor the finality that cash provides.
The CBDC tracker is a new Human Rights Foundation resource dedicated to tracking the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and how they relate to violations of civil liberties and human rights.
#HumanRightsFoundation #CBDCtracker
Chapters:
00:00:00 - The Attack on Cash
00:00:09 - Two types of money: public and private
00:00:19 - The Direct Liability of the Central Bank
00:00:30 - The Human Rights Issue of Digital Transactions
00:00:42 - Absolute Control and Technology in China
00:00:53 - CBD Scanning and Government Surveillance
00:01:05 - Rapid Deployment of CBDCs
00:01:15 - Introduction to the Digital Currency Tracker
00:01:26 - The release of a resource for policy makers and journalists
Learn more at cbdchumanrights.org
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A Central Bank Digital Currency, or 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, their CBDC is a digital form of the Naira. Like paper dollars, a CBDC would be a liability of the central bank. But unlike paper dollars, a CBDC would offer neither the privacy protections nor the finality that cash provides.
The CBDC tracker is a new Human Rights Foundation resource dedicated to tracking the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and how they relate to violations of civil liberties and human rights.
#HumanRightsFoundation #CBDCtracker
Chapters:
00:00:00 - The Attack on Cash
00:00:09 - Two types of money: public and private
00:00:19 - The Direct Liability of the Central Bank
00:00:30 - The Human Rights Issue of Digital Transactions
00:00:42 - Absolute Control and Technology in China
00:00:53 - CBD Scanning and Government Surveillance
00:01:05 - Rapid Deployment of CBDCs
00:01:15 - Introduction to the Digital Currency Tracker
00:01:26 - The release of a resource for policy makers and journalists
Learn more at cbdchumanrights.org
Learn more about our work at the Human Rights Foundation!
Website: hrf.org
X (formerly known as Twitter): twitter.com/HRF
Instagram: instagram.com/hrf
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hrf
Subscribe to HRF’s Substack: humanrightsfoundation.substack.com
Join us in promoting freedom where it’s most at risk!
Donate today: hrf.org/?form=donate
#CentralBankDigitalCurrencies #CBDCs #FinancialFreedom #Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalYuan #China #AuthoritarianRegimes #HumanRights #CivilLiberties #ProgrammableMoney #Cash #PublicMoney #BankingSystem #FinancialTransactions #Monitoring #Blacklisting #CBDCTracker #HumanRightsFoundation #FinancialPrivacy #Activism #DigitalAuthoritarianism #TotalControl #MoneyFlows #ExpiringSees #TotalitarianRegimes #FinancialAutonomy
