Freedom

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 <li>Many criticize the Ripple CTO for his CBDC advocacy, arguing that CBDCs are against individual freedom.</li>
 <li>David Schwartz claims that he hasn’t forced anyone into believing in CBDCs.</li>
 <li>The discussion began with the legal challenges the X platform faced in Brazil.</li>
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Ripple CTO David Schwartz faced backlash on X for his support of CBDCs, igniting a debate on free speech and the role of central bank digital currencies.
CBDC critics argue that these digital currencies go against the concept of freedom. Schwartz countered, asserting that he had not forced anyone to adopt CBDCs and emphasized individual choice.
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 If you don't like CBDCs, don't use them. I'm certainly not advocating that anyone be coerced into using them. Options set floors, not ceilings.— David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelKatz/status/1826404461524517274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">August 21, 2024</a>
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The discussion initially stemmed from the <a href="https://x.com/GlobalAffairs/status/1824819053061669244" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">controversial news</a> of Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes’s threat against X’s legal representative in Brazil. X’s Global Government Affairs team revealed that the platform is shutting down its operations in Brazil due to Moraes’s threat to arrest the representative if the platform did not …
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