Jack Booth, co-founder of the TON Society, named the central bank digital currency (CDBC) as one of the key threats to the decentralized networks segment. The expert believes that the crypto community needs to defend the right to independence of the industry and the Open Network (TON) blockchain plays an important role in this process, writes Cointelegraph. Booth said that the TON community is actively developing its ecosystem and contributing to the DeFi segment becoming more accessible to users. In his opinion, such networks can offer people improved control over their finances without relying on centralized authorities.