I think it's already been precluded that the weaponization of the global banking system and the financial system as an instrument of, not just identity verification, but consistent surveillance, that is already a fait accompli. That is done. A CBDC will not depart from the assumptions underlying the existing financial system, which is also one of the reasons that it's superfluous as initiative. The global banking system is already fully digital, it's fully surveilled.

The main benefits of a CBDCs at this point for the state are getting down to that granular programmability of token by token, individual by individual transacting. I would suggest CBDCs will likely be implemented in many countries against the will of the people, often as a surprise.

People will hear about them for the first time when CBBC account is created for them at their bank, and then used implement a - 2% interest rate for example to recover some of the sovereign debt burden of that bank.

People will begin flocking to #Bitcoin, not because they love Bitcoin, but simply because it will be the only non-state self-sovereign alternative out there.