Bitcoin as a Trojan Horse? Crypto “Rebels” Training for CBDCs + Stablecoin Alternatives

Donate: 🙏 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/slobodnipoI Patrick argues CBDCs wouldn’t be possible without Bitcoin — and suggests Bitcoin may have functioned as a Trojan horse: making digital money feel “cool” and anti-system, while normalizing the behavior and testing the tech. He says he doubts a formal CBDC will succeed in the U.S., but warns that stablecoins issued by banks can produce similar outcomes — because they can also be made programmable. He also points to anti-money-laundering regulation as an existing system of financial control that can converge with CBDC-style surveillance — and calls for defending financial freedom before the rules harden. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJTy3oXCzHShsVuJ-zfiGnx96nuR-BNWB WEB: https://slobodnipodcast.hr/2025/01/26/slobodni-podcast-101-james-patrick-cbdc-the-end-of-money/