The Bitcoin Way Podcast Feds in YOUR City: Coming Soon! | Bitcoin Banter
Dec 3, 2025
The hosts dive into Pam Bondi's proposal to deploy the National Guard in cities, raising serious civil liberty concerns. They discuss a burgeoning Republican movement in Ireland and the potential risks involved. China's renewed crackdown on crypto is examined, highlighting the resilience of Bitcoin. Gen Z's housing woes are spurring their interest in Bitcoin investment. The conversation also explores a groundbreaking crypto UBI experiment in New York and Vanguard’s new offering of cryptocurrency ETFs, signaling a shift in investment landscapes.
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Digital ID And CBDC Centralizes Control
- Centralized digital ID and CBDC systems concentrate control and enable social exclusion at scale.
- Greer and Tony warn this normalization risks turning compliance into de facto enslavement of daily life.
Financial Exclusion Is A Tool Of Coercion
- Social-credit style punishments (like China) turn noncompliance into material destitution.
- Greer highlights that forcing compliance through financial exclusion produces homelessness and cruelty.
Choose Inconvenience To Preserve Freedom
- Use passports or alternative IDs when facing domestic Real ID surcharges.
- Accept inconvenience to preserve freedom, Michael advises opting for noncompliant routes when needed.