Central Bank Digital Currencies - a solution in search of a problem
Freddie New
- Organisation:
- Bitcoin Policy UK
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: Flexible but circa £150/hour plus travel costs
- Category:
- Business
- Updated:
- 12th September 2025
- Tagged:
- Finance | Banking | Freedom Of Speech And Transaction | Cbdcs
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are a digital form of national currency that could grant governments unprecedented control over financial transactions and personal data.
What are they, how could they work, and why are they so potentially dangerous? And, more importantly, what can we do to stop them?
More details here: https://x.com/freddienew/status/1813479967973326889
Views: 9 | Enquiries: 0About Freddie New
Freddie is the Co-Founder and Chief Policy Officer at Bitcoin Policy UK. After growing up in Syria and Zimbabwe, he worked in the City of London as a corporate lawyer throughout the Great Financial Crisis, eventually moving into fintech and engineering startups. In 2023, he co-founded Bitcoin Policy UK (BPUK), which advocates for forward-thinking policies and an enlightened regulatory approach towards Bitcoin in the UK. With BPUK he has provided paytech and Bitcoin industry expertise in submissions to HM Treasury, the FCA, HMRC and to Parliamentary committees. He’s spoken publicly in multiple countries at many industry events on the state of the Bitcoin industry in the UK, and also on the dangers of CBDCs and what can be done to oppose them.
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