Christopher Giancarlo, the former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has called for the United States to lead in developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) that prioritize individual privacy and democratic values.
In a recent op-ed for The Hill, Giancarlo argued that the US must use current technology, such as that used by some cryptocurrency protocols, to create “freedom coins” that protect freedom of speech and the right to privacy.
Source: https://crypto.news/former-cftc-chair-urges-us-to-develop-privacy-focused-cbdcs/