[Sytten]

Ho I do not disagree but coming from Canada where we have been talking about open banking for the past 10 years without any progress I will take a smart contract any day over the big 5 banks that we have today.

The question is not if it can be done outside of the platform, it is how much time it takes. I would encourage you to try to code a smart contract even if you dont like the concept, it is eye opening.

The fact that would have a standardized VM for money where you can write small programs to implement your law is just another level frlm what we have.

[hocuspocus]

So you don't trust your government to come up with the right legal framework... but you want the central bank to take over the entire retail banking sector?

[spaceman_2020]

The flip side of the argument is that it can also be easily weaponized and used to financially cut off “undesirables”. Throw in some digital identity, some secretive “social scores”, and you can have a situation that gives governments overwhelming power over individuals and their rights.

Let’s not pretend that our governments are above abusing such power.