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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