Biden's failed Comptroller of the Currency nominee, Saule Omarova, is a strong proponent of Central Bank Digital Currencies. Other institutions - BIS, World Bank, IMF, and certain Federal Reserve branches - are doing pilots or other activity towards executing a CBDC strategy. It's also likely that the push for a new type of passport and digital ID with some "other current event" is tied into the push for CBDCs.
What will this mean for WF? Today, commercial banks play an important role in money supply through fractional reserve lending. The vast majority of all USD is created through debt issuance by WF and other banks.
In a world where everyone has a FedCoin account, there's no need for banks such as WF. In a world where central banks can create liquidity without mechanisms such as quantitative easing, but by simply altering balances of end consumers in real time, there's no need for banks such as WF. In a world with negative interest rates, the entire financial system we know and understand today is turned on its head.
Will any of this even exist in 5 to 10 years? Yes we all know Chuckles is working to harken our demise sooner, but it sure looks like the industry is doomed as a whole.