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Central bank’s digital dollar needs to skirt the line between fiscal control and financial surveillance: researcher

Carleton crypto-researcher and PhD candidate James Patriquin says there are legitimate concerns regarding the increased possibilities for surveillance and government control over Canadians' financial lives.

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Carleton crypto-researcher and PhD candidate James Patriquin says there are legitimate concerns regarding the increased possibilities for surveillance and government control over Canadians' financial lives.

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Central bank’s digital dollar needs to skirt the line between fiscal control and financial surveillance: researcher

Carleton crypto-researcher and PhD candidate James Patriquin says there are legitimate concerns regarding the increased possibilities for surveillance and government control over Canadians' financial lives.

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