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

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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