This news may be more optimistic than the Bitcoin reserve strategy. No CBDC means no programmable money. No money at maturity. No money can be given to citizens in exchange for obedience. Because that’s how CBDC works. As long as you use it according to the government's requirements and act according to the government's requirements, you can own your money. Does this mean respecting the law? Of course, respecting the law is right and normal. But this currency was introduced in countries that had authoritarian governments or wanted to become authoritarian to have more control over their citizens. As a result, those laws that everyone must respect will begin to change and no longer be fair laws, but prohibitive and mandatory laws. Of course, there are situations where cryptocurrencies can play a similar role if governed by a centralized entity that wants to take on an authoritarian form. But if you keep your Bitcoins in your wallet, this will never happen. Your keys, your money. The same cannot be said for the money you have in the bank. Not to mention CBDC. I'd like to hear something like this in Europe too.