commit f71fe8d480ebabef7fa191d02eae689882b16469
parent e07e07238a14b1baa31f9aa69d0593d3e025d585
Author: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:02:27 +0200
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diff --git a/presentations/2026-dielinke/dielinke.tex b/presentations/2026-dielinke/dielinke.tex
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@
\begin{frame}{The Digital Euro proposal}
\begin{itemize}
-\item Technically flawed:
+\item Economically problematic:
\begin{itemize}
- \item {\bf Impossible} to secure fully anonymous offline mode
- \item Identity theft + reverse waterfall = empty bank accounts
- \item Extremely wasteful or outright corrupt procurement process
- \end{itemize}\pause
-\item Economically dangerous:
- \begin{itemize}
- \item Private PSPs expected to participate $\Rightarrow$ cost \& complexity
+ \item Private PSPs intermediate ECB $\Rightarrow$ cost \& complexity
\item Zero holding limit for companies is problematic
\item {\bf Sub-optimal for welfare} according to~\cite{doi:10.1287/mnsc.2024.06830}
\end{itemize}\pause
\item Politically fatal:
\begin{itemize}
\item {\bf Dependency} on Apple, Google, etc. cemented
- \item Central bank establishes {\bf absolute control} over society~\cite{castens2021}
+ \item Central bank establishes {\bf ``absolute control''} over society~\cite{castens2021}
\item {\bf Lack of use-cases} $\Rightarrow$ legislation to force acceptance
+ \end{itemize} \pause
+\item Technically disasterous:
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item {\bf Impossible} to secure fully anonymous offline mode
+ \item Identity theft + reverse waterfall = empty bank accounts
+ \item Extremely wasteful or outright corrupt procurement process
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
\item Secure payments to offline merchants (but wallet online!)
\item Point-of-sale and casher apps (Android-only)
\item Integrations into WordPress, Drupal and other E-commerce systems
- \item ...
+ \item ...
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}