They will introduce the central bank digital currency in the depths of an economic downturn

Edward Dowd: "If I was gonna introduce the central bank digital currency I would do it in the depths of an economic downturn that scares the living daylights out of people and people with mass layoffs. You give people a UBI, but it's attached to a CBDC. So there's gonna be ways to implement their policies when there's maximum fear and anger."