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The Real Threat Is No Longer Bankers, It's the Tech Overlords Above Them | Kruse & Dixon

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Dec 16, 2025
In a riveting discussion, banking reformer Simon Dixon and neurosurgeon Dr. Jack Kruse expose how tech elites, not just bankers, pose the real threat to Bitcoin. They delve into the influence of powerful figures like BlackRock, discuss privacy under attack exemplified by the Samourai Wallet case, and trace historical psyops tactics affecting modern finance. With warnings about technocracy and the centralization of Bitcoin, they advocate for first-principles thinking, decentralization, and community coordination against rising threats.
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INSIGHT

Financial Industrial Complex Targets Bitcoin

  • BlackRock and the financial industrial complex aim to centralize Bitcoin via ETFs, treasury companies, leverage and derivatives.
  • The core battle is centralized Bitcoin inside finance versus self-custody and running nodes to defend the network.
ANECDOTE

Roy Cohn's Psyop Playbook

  • Jack Kruse recounts Roy Cohn's psyop playbook shaping McCarthyism and US institutions.
  • He uses this history to show how media and psyops can reshape public perception and power.
ADVICE

Adopt First-Principles Thinking

  • Learn first-principles thinking to resist psyops and manipulation.
  • Elevate and support original thinkers ('chefs') rather than repeating recipes from celebrity figures.
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