I first became alarmed about Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) when I was doing research on my book CCP Inc., Transnational Crime and Money Laundering.   China is well on its way developing and implementing an authoritarian model of a CBDC.  Its version depends on social scoring and the surveillance state.  The Chinese version of a CBDC will give the CCP the ultimate tool to control its populace.   Various CBDC models are spreading around the world.  CBDCs will be an incredibly important issue for all of us in the coming years.  Yet the promise of a CBDC to provide financial transparency is intriguing to this former financial crimes investigator.  So, I decided to write a paper on CBDCs from a law enforcement perspective.  The final edits changed its original thrust, but the paper was released January 13th by the International Coalition Against Illicit Economies.  You can find the link in the articles section of this website.  It is also available here.