### **Act IV: CBDC Rises from the Ashes** With crypto marke…

### **Act IV: CBDC Rises from the Ashes**
With crypto markets in ruins and stablecoin credibility destroyed:
- The Federal Reserve accelerates digital dollar deployment
- Politicians frame CBDCs as "safe, government-backed" alternatives
- Banks push CBDCs as the only trustworthy digital payment rail
- Remaining crypto becomes heavily marginalized and regulated