The difference between Bitcoin and CBDCs

Nobody can stop you from transacting with Bitcoin. CBDCs are designed so governments and central banks can control every payment, limiting your privacy and freedom.

Bitcoin never expires and has no monthly fees. CBDCs can be programmed to expire, preventing you from saving for the future.

Bitcoin has a hard cap of 21 million BTC. CBDCs have no cap on supply, allowing governments to expand money at will — which causes inflation.

Bitcoin addresses aren't tied to your real identity. CBDCs link directly to government ID, enabling mass financial surveillance and censorship.

Bitcoin's rules are validated by tens of thousands of independent nodes. CBDCs are centralized in government and central-bank hands, which hold complete control over the network.

Anyone can run a Bitcoin node to verify the rules of the network. CBDCs don't allow users to run nodes — you have to trust the central authority.

Self-custodied Bitcoin can't be frozen by anyone. CBDCs are designed so governments and central banks can freeze accounts instantly.

Bitcoin gives you full control over your money when you self-custody it with a wallet. CBDCs require trusting custodians like banks or governments to hold your money for you.

Bitcoin's monetary policy is fixed in code and can't be changed. CBDCs can be reprogrammed at will by politicians, causing inflation when too much money gets printed.

Bitcoin is the most secure computing network ever built and has never been hacked. CBDCs rely on banks and governments that have been hacked countless times.