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The Federal Reserve Is About To Control The Whole World

2025-08-13 News & Politics
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Kim Iversen
Kim Iversen
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CBDCs, Stablecoins, and the Concentration of Global Financial Power

Understand the crucial difference between CBDCs and stablecoins, and how past digital finance innovators are actively shaping the future architecture of global currency control.

Short Summary

  • Clarify the technical liability separation between government-issued CBDCs and private stablecoins.
  • Trace the deep connections between PayPal alumni (the "PayPal Mafia") and the development of current digital dollar infrastructure.
  • Analyze how global adoption of dollar-pegged technology risks centralizing surveillance and seizure power under US financial proxies.

This discussion dissects the mechanics of stablecoins versus CBDCs. It then shifts focus to the technological architects—specifically the PayPal originators—who engineered the internet's dollarization, setting the stage for current global financial architecture debates concerning capital control and reserve status.

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Mark Goodwin is the former editor in chief of Bitcoin Magazine and the author of The Bitcoin-Dollar: An Economic Monomyth (https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/collections/books/products/the-bitcoin-dollar-book). Find him at https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in. He is now a contributor to Whitney Webb's http://unlimitedhangout.com/. He joins the show today to discuss Cryptocurrency, Stable coins, the Paypal Mafia and Central Bank Digital Currencies. Follow the show for more content on your favorite platforms! LIVE Monday-Friday at 2PM PST / 5PM EST: www.kimiversenshow.com X: https://x.com/KimIversenShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimiversen TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimiversenshow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimIversenOfficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kimiversen **About the show The Kim Iversen Show is a fully independent program produced for your entertainment and information. The one hour show airs live M-F at 5pm PT / 8pm ET at www.TheKimIversenShow.com. Clips from the program are published to YouTube daily. **Medical Disclaimer: The CDC states that masks are effective and patients should not try medications or protocols that are not approved for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19. The CDC states that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective, and reduce your risk of severe illness. Hundreds of millions of people have received a COVID-19 vaccine, and serious adverse reactions are uncommon. This program is not a replacement for medical advice and may explore counter opinions. Always consult your personal physician before making any decisions about your health.

Top Comments (10)

@Judas_Iscariot_The_Betrayer 2025-08-13

US is the biggest currency manipulator in the world

147 8 replies
@MichaelHull-rq9fe 2025-08-14

Stable Coin is pegged to the Dollar not backed. It is pegged to DEBT!

139 13 replies
@La-familia-de-Fazio 2025-08-14

Sorry Kim; the fed has been controlling “monetary policy” since the sinking of the Titanic! Life without irony would be REAL-BORING!

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@dhruvadude808 2025-08-13

It's a key part of implementing a social credit store. Resist this.

84 17 replies
@lone982 2025-08-14

Kim wake up! The world is in fear of government digital currencies. What if the government want to coerce you by withholding your money..control your movements. Banks already ask why you want to withdraw your own cash.

56 2 replies
@DivergentSourceFractal 2025-08-14

This was planned long ago and Thiel is just a member of the club. This has been in planning for decades.

52 2 replies
@n.r.2258 2025-08-14

PHYSICAL GOLD compared to a piece of worthless paper.

46 14 replies
@Souljourney22 2025-08-13

The fed already does!😢😤🚮

37 5 replies
@poncholarpez6233 2025-08-13

CBDC is programmable

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@barryshaw5660 2025-08-14

He said the magic word sees ability so they can still steal your money

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