This is Agustin Carstens, the manager for the BIS (Bank for International Settlements), the bank that controls all other central banks.
In this video he is explaining it unequivocally: CBDC is intended for control, not stopping crime. Think about it.
#CashIsKing
“Privacy requires one to be a master of technology - It's been said that there will be two types of people in the future, those who give instructions to computers and those who receive instructions from computers.” - @WatchmanPrivacy Podcast Ep.7 #PrivacyIsProtectionFromTheState
@gladstein@wtogami I understand your concerns, especially given the lessons history has taught us time and time again. It's often the case that once the scapegoat is silenced, the true atrocities begin. However, do you have any suggestions for how to deal with ES’s problems?
Bitcoin is the gateway drug that opens your eyes to the power of decentralization beyond just currency. Once you're hooked on the idea of decentralization and its empowering potential, you start thinking about what else can be decentralized. #Bitcoin#Sovereignty#Nostr
@WatchmanPrivacy Listening to it right now. Great episode, Gabriel. Really enjoying the Randian Philosophy segment as well as Paul’s take on Ross Ulbricht.
Crazy how much valuable information @mattkratter manages to pack into his videos! There's so much to absorb that I often find myself rewatching them two or three times to fully retain it all. This particular video is no exception. #Bitcoin
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THREAD: Photos, videos, and news reports about the train derailment and toxic chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio.
This may be the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history.
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it's not aliens
i wish it were aliens
but it's not aliens
it's just the ol' engineered panic, an attractive nuisance ensuring natsec reporters get assigned to investigate balloon bullshit rather than budgets or bombings (à la nordstream)
until next time
@ARKInvest recently published its annual Big Ideas 2023 report. The report offered different price predictions for #Bitcoin with the "bear case" being $258,500 by 2030, the "base case" being $682,800, & the "bull case" being $1.48 million per coin. https://t.co/3Odi4ks0p5
₿𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: @CathieDWood says, “People living in emerging markets with hyperinflation need a fall back option and an insurance policy. They need #bitcoin"
Today’s recommended read is The Bullish Case for Bitcoin by @real_vijay.
His excellent article outlines the history of money's emergence, #bitcoin's core properties, and the path we should expect it to follow as it transitions to becoming global money.
My summary is below.👇
In the crusades the object of anxiety were the Muslims, during the witchhunt it was the witches and during Nazi Germany it was the Jews. #Totalitarianism#Covid
Loneliness fuels mass formation: Before the pandemic, 30% of the world's population had no meaningful in-person relationships, relying solely on online connections. The pandemic gave them a sense of purpose, but also made them ripe for manipulation. (1/2)
The combination of loneliness, anxiety, frustration, & aggression makes them vulnerable to mass media propaganda. History shows us this cycle leads to fanatical masses and disastrous consequences.
Totalitarianism represents the ultimate betrayal of reason, the surrender of the individual to the whims of the collective. The psychology of mass formation breeds ignorance, conformity, and brutal disregard for the rights of the individual. (1/3) https://t.co/ufSZWxtBpu
Those who seek power exploit the fear, insecurity, and vulnerability of the masses, using propaganda to create a loyal and obedient horde. Totalitarianism is a cancer that erodes the foundations of freedom and dignity, reducing man to a mere tool in the hands of the state.(2/3)