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CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency)

A digital form of a country's official currency issued and controlled by its central bank.

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A digital form of a country's official currency issued and controlled by its central bank. China's digital yuan is the most advanced CBDC, while many other countries are still testing. The crypto community is generally skeptical of CBDCs because they enable complete government surveillance of transactions.

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