France is preparing the groundwork for the CBDC (Patreon)
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The primary objective is control and surveillance, with the restriction of significant cash transactions being the initial move. However, even EUR1000 is not considered a substantial amount, representing a small step towards complete authoritarianism.
The pace at which this is happening is cause for concern.
The integration of Digital FIAT, CBDC, and control, which would lead to enslavement, is a plausible outcome. I don't intend to sound alarmist, but all evidence points to a potentially bleak and dystopian future.
The answer is people working peer to peer finding a way in a decentralized manner to transact accordingly - just like black markets operate. When there is a will, there is a way.