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#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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Engaging Conversation and Protecting Bitcoin

The speakers have a casual conversation, expressing interest in appearing on a comedy podcast called War Mode. They reminisce about their experiences in the music scene and discuss the importance of protecting Bitcoin from co-opting and fighting against complacency.

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Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss their new piece on Farmington and the digital dollar.

Unlimited Hangout Article: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/12/investigative-reports/unmasking-farmington-ftx-fluent-finance-and-the-coming-digital-dollar/

Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb

Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in

0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Exposition on Farmington and Fluent Finance
12:47 - Stablecoins
21:18 - Transitioning to CBDC
35:30 - Crisis as pretense for surveillance and war
53:59 - Digital ID
1:04:02 - Powell’s not your pal
1:07:37 - Figuring out the de facto CBDC
1:13:41 - Manufactured consent psyops
1:18:46 - National figureheads
1:28:56 - Social media warzone
1:37:04 - Preventing Bitcoin co-opting
1:49:13 - They’ll profile and surveil everyone
1:59:05 - Fighting AI-controlled life
2:25:37 - Building alternatives
2:34:50 - Wrapping up