Read_876 - FFR67 Plunging Currencies, CBDCs, and New Bitcoin Freedom Tools

April 15, 2025 00:54:14
Read_876 - FFR67 Plunging Currencies, CBDCs, and New Bitcoin Freedom Tools
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Read_876 - FFR67 Plunging Currencies, CBDCs, and New Bitcoin Freedom Tools

Apr 15 2025 | 00:54:14

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Guy Swann

Show Notes

What does financial repression look like in real time — and how are people fighting back with Bitcoin?

In this episode, I read the Human Rights Foundation’s Financial Freedom Report #67, a roundup of the latest developments in monetary control, state surveillance, and Bitcoin tools empowering those under authoritarian regimes. From currency collapses in Turkey to smart contract-enforced CBDCs in Russia, we explore the chilling precision of financial control systems being deployed around the world. But it’s not all bleak — this report also highlights powerful tools like Stratum V2 mining pools, Cashew’s tap-to-pay e-cash, and HRF-supported grassroots adoption efforts in Pakistan and beyond.

I follow the read with a Guy’s Take on the medium-of-exchange debate — and why using Bitcoin as a store of value may be more radical than it seems.

Check out the original article: HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #67 (Link: https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-67/)

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