CBDCs are Coming (And the Bitcoin Exit Awaits)

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 Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/guy/) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Host Links ⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) 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