EPISODE · Feb 10, 2022 · 27 MIN
Rep. Emmer: “Financial privacy is the definition of freedom”
from NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life · host Naomi Brockwell
This year Congressman Emmer proposed a bill to limit the Fed's ability to issue its own digital currency.He says that a CBDC is an Orwellian surveillance tool, and that we should not be trying to emulate China.He has been an outspoken advocate for financial privacy, and so we chatted to him about cryptocurrencies, and whether the SEC and Fed are taking us down a dangerous path.https://emmer.house.gov/2022/1/emmer-introduces-legislation-to-prevent-unilateral-fed-control-of-a-u-s-digital-currencyBrought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Will Sandoval, Sam Ettaro, Ogar, and Naomi BrockwellTo support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support(tax-deductible in the US)Sign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show
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This year Congressman Emmer proposed a bill to limit the Fed's ability to issue its own digital currency. He says that a CBDC is an Orwellian surveillance tool, and that we should not be trying to emulate China. He has been an outspoken advocate for financial privacy, and so we chatted to him about cryptocurrencies, and whether the SEC and Fed are taking us down a dangerous path. https://emmer.house.gov/2022/1/emmer-introduces-legislation-to-prevent-unilateral-fed-control-of-a-u-s-digital-c...
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