To say that all this was not carefully orchestrated, it would be an understatement
Proponents of CBDC admit that
privacy is an issue with digital currencies because authorities [read government] would have total power to monitor all transactions for financial crimes, social crimes, money laundering, and financing terrorism. Additionally, hackers and thieves will have a centralized hub to steal from, a much easier job.
It is not comforting to see what third world countries have adopted the CBDC system: the Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Monserrat, Dominica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Nigeria. India's central bank announced that it would introduce a digital rupee by the end of 2023. Sweden, with its 9 million citizens, experienced a reduction in the use of cash so it is developing an e-krona.
What Is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)? (investopedia.com)
The Chinese are already offering discounts to their own citizens if payments are made in their country's central bank digital currency (CBDC). One example, if passengers on buses, subway, and rail services pay fares from a digital
yuan mobile wallet issued by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, they pay as little as 0.01 yuan for their trip. It is safe to say that a Chinese national is totally controlled by the CCP from cradle to grave.
To say that all this was not carefully orchestrated, it would be an understatement. During the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020, the use of cash and coins was discouraged everywhere under the pretext of shortage. Signs appeared by cash registers everywhere, "does not take cash," and to this day the signs are still up.