2026-11-21 –, Cotton Theatre - Freedom Stage
It is critical for bitcoiners to understand the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Where bitcoin offers freedom, CBDCs offer control. Recognizing this threat is important for understanding the need to push forward and embrace freedom tech.
The Human Rights Foundation's CBDC Tracker documents CBDC developments across more than 150 jurisdictions. It contains the updates you need to know and what they mean in the context of each jurisdiction.
Nicholas Anthony is a research fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, a fellow at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), and a member of the Economic Inclusion Group’s Advisory Board. Anthony’s research covers a wide range of topics within the field of monetary and financial economics, including central bank digital currency (CBDC), financial privacy, cryptocurrency, and the use of money in society. Anthony is the author of Digital Currency or Digital Control? Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money and his work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Business Insider, and numerous other outlets. Anthony has testified before Congress and maintains the HRF CBDC Tracker, which documents CBDC development and civil liberties concerns around the world.