CBDCs should protect privacy, not be a surveillance tool: Former CFTC chair
Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo says that Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer measures are both outdated and constitutionally questionable and that crypto technology could do better.
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Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo says that Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer measures are both outdated and constitutionally questionable and that crypto technology could do better.
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