
What is a CBDC and how does it differ from crypto?
A CBDC is digital money issued by a central bank itself — closer to a digital banknote than to bitcoin, and the difference is the whole story.

Malik Johnson reports on rights and accountability by staying with the people involved long after the news cycle has moved on. He leads privacy and breach reporting, covers organizing drives and bargaining with the filings attached, follows careers and pay rules, tests sustainability claims against measured results, and covers social commerce from shop setup to conversion tracking.