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Arno Wellens and Bert Slagter: The road to CBDC hell is paved with good intentions

In this episode, financial journalist Arno Wellens and economic analyst Bert Slagter are guests. Arno is known for his extensive knowledge of the economy and the underlying design of Central Bank Digital Currencies. Bert Slagter studies complex systems, risk and uncertainty.

In this video, Arno and Bert take a closer look at what a Central Bank Digital Currency is and what the pros and cons are. They also discuss the direction that the European Commission and the ECB seem to be taking with the digital euro and test it against their ideal. Finally, they discussed the European Digital Identity and how it can be linked to the digital euro.

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