The War on Cash is Here
By Blake Lovell ‘Our Alliance does not want to abolish physical cash,’ cries the opening gambit on the website ‘BetterThanCash.org’. It is a UN body,…
Banking
Credit Unions and Banking Groups Warn of “Devastating Consequences” of a US Central Bank Digital Currency
By Pam Martens Timely article first published on June 7, 2022 *** Credit union and banking trade groups have released a joint letter to the…
Opt Out Challenge: Opting Out of CBDCs
By The Corbett Report In this presentation for the CBDC Opt Out Challenge, James Corbett explains what you need to know about the CBDC control…
What Are CBDCs? Here’s What the Central Banks Have Planned for YOU.
By Daisy Luther An acronym that has recently been tossed around in an ominous whisper is CBDC. What is it, and how does it affect…
IRS Alerts Taxpayers They Must Answer a New Question On Tax Forms Or Face Consequences
By Tom Ozimek The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an alert to taxpayers on Tuesday, reminding them that they must report all digital asset-related income and…
Solari Report: Ways To Stop Central Bank Digital Currencies
CBDCs are in the works, but transparency and mass action can throw a huge monkey wrench into their implementation. The Solari Report offers a few…
Universal Digital Payment Network Unveiled at DAVOS
By Tessa Lena Red Date Technology, a company headquartered in Hong Kong, is seemingly aspiring to take over the world. Financial Express: On January 19,…
Cashless Society: Big Banks Prepare To Launch Digital Wallet To Compete With Apple Pay And PayPal
By Tyler Durden Major US banks, including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan, and others, will push into the digital wallet space in the second…
Going Cashless: Norway’s Digital Currency Project Raises Privacy Questions
By David Attlee At this point, the test network for the Norwegian CBDC uses not the public Ethereum ecosystem, but a private version of the…
UAE De-Dollarization Accelerates: “Crypto Will Play A Major Role In Trade Going Forward”
By Tyler Durden We are starting to see a pattern in the last week or so in geopolitical events that is anything but good for…
Could Golden Ruble 3.0 Knock Out the U.S. Dollar?
By Jon Forrest Little The United States has had the privilege of dominating the global monetary system since 1944’s Bretton Woods agreement. It’s often presented…
Secretive Surveillance Program Captured 150 Million International Money Transfers Spanning 20 Countries: Sen. Wyden
By Tyler Durden A secretive financial surveillance database established by the Arizona attorney general’s office in 2014 has ballooned into a behemoth tool used by…
“I Am Taking This Very Seriously”: BlackRock’s Larry Fink Struggles With “Demonized” ESG Narrative
By Tyler Durden BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, has faced increasing backlash about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. A handful of US states…
WSJ: Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Coming, Ready Or Not
This is a must-read article to understand one point: CBDCs will allow citizens to bypass commercial banks in order to hold digital currency accounts directly…