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Decoding CBDCs: Implications for Privacy, Control, and Financial Surveillance
Tuesday December 10, 2024 4:15pm - 4:35pm EAT
STONE RIDGE STAGE
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are being introduced worldwide, but what do they really mean for everyday people? In this fireside chat, we’ll break down the basics of CBDCs for those unfamiliar and explore their potential impact, particularly the risks of losing privacy, increased government control, and financial surveillance.
This session will highlight where CBDC projects stand globally, with a focus on developments in Africa, and unpack the different motivations of central banks and governments compared to the needs and wishes of citizens.


Speakers
avatar for Farida Nabourema

Farida Nabourema

Director, Africa Bitcoin Conference
Farida Nabourema is a writer and political activist who has been an advocate for democracy and human rights in Togo. She is the Director of the Africa Bitcoin Community and the co-convener of the Africa Bitcoin Conference
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Freddie New

Head of Policy, Bitcoin Policy UK
Freddie worked at Freshfields in London as a lawyer before the global financial crisis and acted for banks and financial institutions throughout. He now focuses on advising start-up companies, in engineering, fintech and Bitcoin. In 2023, he co-founded Bitcoin Policy UK, where as... Read More →
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Roger Huang

Author, Would Mao Hold Bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine
Author of a book on the geopolitics, technology and origin story of Bitcoin in China with Bitcoin Magazine (https://bit.ly/chinabtcbook). I've written about Bitcoin since 2014 with TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and Forbes.
Tuesday December 10, 2024 4:15pm - 4:35pm EAT
STONE RIDGE STAGE
  Fireside Chat

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