NEW YORK (Nov. 19, 2024) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is proud to announce that its CBDC Tracker has been honored with a 2024 Silver Anthem Award and the Anthem Community Voice Award for “Best Use of Data” in the Human & Civil Rights category.
A brainchild of the prestigious Webby Awards, the Anthem Awards celebrate mission-driven work that fosters global change and positive social impact in areas like human rights, diversity, and sustainability.
“The Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker is an essential and unique resource that critically examines the development of CBDCs, highlighting their potential to be exploited as tools for financial surveillance and control by authoritarian regimes,” Christian Keroles, director of HRF’s Financial Freedom Program, said. “We are honored by the attention the tracker has garnered and remain committed to raising awareness and sounding the alarm on these crucial issues.”
The CBDC Tracker, which has already been accepted into the SXSW 2025 program, is a vital resource for monitoring the rise of central bank digital currencies. Launched last November, the tracker follows the development of CBDCs worldwide and gives insights into the risks they pose to financial privacy, autonomy, and individual freedoms within the context of each country, and in particular, in authoritarian regimes.
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The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. The CBDC Tracker is part of HRF’s Financial Freedom program.
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