Central bank Canada: "Citizens of the country are not ready to acceptance of digital Canadian dollar"

Central bank Canada summed up the results of public consultations and came to a conclusion: from about 90 000 respondents of 92% are not ready to refuse cash and cash cards in favor of CBDC. The preference was given to a cash form of payment due to its anonymity, safety and efficiency. The greatest number of negative answers is received from citizens who are familiar with technology to CBDC and understand the basic principles of functioning digital currencies Central bank Russian Federation (Bank Russia), experts of BoC complain. Some directly expressed concern concerning possible controls over use of their personal information and data...