Swan Signal - A Bitcoin Podcast

Sam Callahan and Natalie Smolenski - E91

Episode Summary

On this episode Sam and Natalie discuss the ongoing development around Central Bank Digital Currencies by central banks around the world, why America should reject a CBDC, and how Bitcoin represents an alternative to a CBDC that is more aligned with American values.

Episode Notes

On this episode Sam and Natalie discuss the ongoing development around Central Bank Digital Currencies by central banks around the world, why America should reject a CBDC, and how Bitcoin represents an alternative to a CBDC that is more aligned with American values.

Chapters: 
00:00:00 "Swan Signal Live" Intro 
00:03:00 What Are CBDC's? 
00:05:05 Current State of CBDC's 
00:08:39 Risks of CBDC's 
00:14:12 How Would CBDC's Work? 
00:18:52 Privacy and Surveillance in the Digital Space 
00:23:42 Chinese Digital Yuan 
00:29:12 The "Positive" Case for CBDC's 
00:33:47 Pacific BItcoin 2022 
00:36:57 Economic Implication of Censorship 
00:42:12 Could CBDC's Replace Cash? 
00:46:19 Negative Interest Rates 
00:48:29 CBDC's in Washington 
00:52:05 Political Economy and Stopping CBDCs 
00:59:21 "Swan Signal Live" Outro
01:00:37 Twitter Spaces Q&A

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