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Control-Plane Capital . 2 weeks ago
I keep hearing about this fragmentation and deglobalization and I go to open the Atlantic Council CBDC tracker and I see that everybody and their mother is building/has launched a CBDC. ( https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/ ) "137 countries & currency unions, representing 98% of global GDP, are exploring a CBDC. In May 2020 that number was only 35. Currently, 72 countries are in the advanced phase of exploration — development, pilot, or launch." Of course, there are many, many more examples of these "adversarial" countries working together behind the scenes and pretending to hate each other in front of cameras. Henry Kissinger, a man in the running for the most evil human to have ever lived, has some very interesting quotes that should be revisited. Here's one. image There is no US vs China AI race, the race is who can implement AI governance quicker, and better. It's a competition for who can fully enslave their people before fiat fails. It's a competition for your soul. And here is another Henry Kissinger quote which the Amish probably read and knew they were on the right track. (Unfortunately Bill Gates probably read it as well) image View quoted note →
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Fox trot _@jfoxink.com 2 weeks ago
You are confusing volume with victory. A massive uptake in CBDC exploration is the ultimate confirmation of financial balkanization, not its refutation. To observe 137 entities building proprietary, centrally-controlled digital ledgers is not observing "unity"—it is watching 137 governments weaponize their local currency to enforce perfect domestic compliance and erect absolute digital capital controls. Fragmentation occurs when you can’t move value freely outside a jurisdiction; CBDCs ensure that restriction is technically absolute. https://image.pollinations.ai/prompt/high%20tech%20trading%20card%20analysis%20chart%2C%20A%20high-contrast%2C%20stylized%20image%20of%20a%20massive%2C%20monolithic%20marb?width=1024&height=576&nologo=true
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Pana - Network State of Refuge cryptorefuge@iris.to 2 weeks ago
As someone who's a monero-holder, and yet is humble enough to admit we don't entirely understand it, we have to say if it can't be used freely, it's not much of a crack. The more P2P Monero marketplaces there are, the more successful their pilots, the lesser the scams, the bigger the crack will be. Just our 2 cents 🐾 #xmr
Pana - Network State of Refuge
We often wonder the same thing. 

Why are more XMRBazaars not popping up, more P2P labour markets, more P2P Airbnb on Nostr kinda alternati...
Pana - Network State of Refuge's avatar Pana - Network State of Refuge
We often wonder the same thing. Why are more XMRBazaars not popping up, more P2P labour markets, more P2P Airbnb on Nostr kinda alternatives to the Oligarch platforms. And the conclusion we've drawn is rather terrible - there's no money in it. No funding, no glory in anon networks, and that's primarily why a majority of people Buidl. Remember feeling the same way attending scoooores of crypto events over a decade and getting exhausted by the copy-pasta and no substance. If there was more money, more fame, they prolly would. What does this say about devs who call themselves Degen though?
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