It does indeed seem that way, and central-isation is in the name, lol. Piggy-backing off Bitcoin's rep is a smart approach from CDBCs, wonder how many people it will net them. Thanks for linking the James Corbett piece, very interesting.
I've installed Brave as well, it's lightning fast, but somehow 'feels' different to me. Perhaps I just need to install my plugins?
Yeah, great catch on the italics, I'll correct them after I see if anyone else catches other corrections. Very much appreciated, and wishing you a great weekend! 🙏