Show Notes
I walk through the global push for Central Bank Digital Currencies, why voluntary rollouts have mostly flopped, and what governments really gain from programmable, fully surveilled money.
I dig into the upcoming digital euro, the U.S. Senate’s move against a federal CBDC, and the rise of OpenUSD as an open stablecoin standard.
Ultimately I argue that while CBDCs are about control, the infrastructure they create may unintentionally supercharge a global Bitcoin exit ramp. I break down why this surveillance trap might give us our ultimate exit.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - CBDCs are inevitable
(00:01:19) - Sales pitch vs reality
(00:01:54) - The quiet part aloud
(00:02:30) - Programmable control layer
(00:03:26) - The inclusion myth
(00:06:04) - Global pilots are flopping
(00:08:53) - CBDCs and privacy
(00:10:16) - OpenUSD and surveillance
(00:11:21) - Stablecoins as a backdoor
(00:12:56) - Bitcoin literacy barrier
(00:13:21) - CBDCs will backfire
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References from the episode
CoinDesk.com: https://tinyurl.com/2a3zkokc
ICMAgroup.org: https://tinyurl.com/2cyxvsnc
Congress.gov: https://tinyurl.com/24qxpmm8
TheStreet.com: https://tinyurl.com/2ac54w2a
CoinDesk.com: https://tinyurl.com/2dm2kajl
Wiley.com: https://tinyurl.com/27ydh5q6
CentralBanking.com: https://tinyurl.com/2amemcsv
Reuters.com: https://tinyurl.com/yrpt6cug
CBDC Tracker: https://tinyurl.com/2xn6qxyj
CBDC Tracker: https://tinyurl.com/2dmtppbe
HRF.org: https://tinyurl.com/27ojcx72
Cato.org: https://tinyurl.com/23nltch2
EFF.org: https://tinyurl.com/2bx3dyhu
X.com: https://tinyurl.com/22yq2ftx
JoinOpenStandard.com: https://tinyurl.com/2399fw43
TFTC.io: https://tinyurl.com/28n9b2e8
CoinDesk.com: https://tinyurl.com/25mnrnjk
Europa.eu: https://tinyurl.com/24xvdqan
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