"Only about 13 percent of the world's population has access to a reserve currency, democracy, rule of law, and property rights." - nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnxd46zuamf0ghxy6t6qy28wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn00p68ytnyv4mqqgzccaq65ccv9k3454480sws2wqepz73q5z0m5kckslhyhh6d533jc25xncl at the Bitcoin Policy Summit
"If you try to force people to adopt something they’re uneasy with, because they’re anxious about the power it would give you over them, the whole thing risks confirming the very concerns about coercion and control that touched off their resistance in the first place." - nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7cnjvghxjme0qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcqypgqenzn9scpwywc32ndxzc3m3rhu63jwuy9879trs478zdcyn3ls8ypg9z
I will never understand how suits became the default fashion for a city that is 95 degrees with 60 percent humidity for half the year.
Privacy is normal.
I'm excited to start sharing my long-form content here. To kick things off, here's a brief introduction to my latest paper explaining how the Federal Reserve (and the US government at large) has slowly taken over payment services.
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If you're curious about how the Fed has routinely undermined the private sector for over 100 years, check out my latest paper with the Cato Institute.
New study finds "more authoritarian jurisdictions have higher probabilities of developing and advancing their CBDC projects."
https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/634806467/Stablecoins.pdf
In other words, "We find that if we show people propaganda, they like the state more."
If nothing else, it is entertaining
And to think, they also have a £800 million annual budget
Maybe it’s just me, but seeing that the Bank of England can’t build a functioning menu bar doesn’t exactly inspire confidence for the digital pound.
https://blossom.primal.net/a33a8cba39aef611a30204051559dd4e5f3a545943233027de790eb10e1adefa.mp4
Luckily, the @HRF CBDC Tracker has you covered if you want all the latest information.
"The problem with this widespread reporting, and the consequent surveillance that arises from it, is that there is little we can individually express without spending money." - L0la L33tz
You can just build things.
For those who weren't there, here is my full talk from the Oslo Freedom Forum where I dug into the rise of CBDCs and the importance of building alternatives. https://blossom.primal.net/13aeba294ddf8d62ac4f96c8c475c27d4a7aba45d828d4a147e94f82d2306e67.mp4
Bitcoin as it was intended: "Peer-to-peer, face-to-face, friend-to-friend" and no one in between.
Props to Lea and the whole Vexl crew for making the original mission of bitcoin (and financial privacy) easier for everyone to take part in.
https://blossom.primal.net/2e353a450cb8052523b3c68d3480a8c6f2f28b01303b72106c2dcf2e6a3d2361.mp4
I'm grateful to nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzemhxue69uhks6tnwshxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qpq2rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sugh36r for giving the nostr:nprofile1qyf8wumn8ghj7cnfw3ehgctrdvhxzursqythwumn8ghj7cmp9ehhyctwvajhq6tvdshxgetkqqs0rxy6jmt44guxkny8z4pkym9mxckqxfytygxuntjn6l80hj409sggjrzcm CBDC Tracker a shout out at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
https://blossom.primal.net/c25a3f4214a5b48a8190cb5d219a8a25fa99941651384564348cff78de650c52.mp4
Definitely check out Calle's full talk below at around 5:41:00
https://www.youtube.com/live/NVPhJ0aCKOw?si=wtK25za7P5iqiPz4&t=20496
And if you have not seen it, be sure to check out the CBDC Tracker as well for the latest information on 135 different jurisdicitions.
If you’re not in Oslo, you can watch the livestream of the Freedom Tech track below.
Check it out for discussions on Nostr, Bitcoin, CBDC, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/live/NVPhJ0aCKOw?si=_drDoiXLnbPa6PJ1
According to the nostr:nprofile1qyf8wumn8ghj7cnfw3ehgctrdvhxzursqythwumn8ghj7cmp9ehhyctwvajhq6tvdshxgetkqqs0rxy6jmt44guxkny8z4pkym9mxckqxfytygxuntjn6l80hj409sggjrzcm CBDC Tracker, more than 138 governments are working on CBDCs.
Sadly, that is not an April fool's joke. Despite widespread criticism, many governments continue to push forward.