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Central banks planning to introduce CBDC microchip implants, warns top economist

July 18, 2023 -

"I was taught by a central banker [that] the CBDCs look like a small grain of rice that they want to put under your skin," said Richard Werner in an interview with podcaster Ivor Cummins. Werner is known for developing the now commonly used bank practice of quantitative easing.

CBDCs, in comparison to other forms of digital currency used at present, demand that individuals open bank accounts directly with central banks such as the Federal Reserve, granting ...

Poll: Americans don’t want a central bank digital currency

June 12, 2023 -

(Article by Adam Dick republished from RonPaulInstitute.org)

This result of the poll conducted from February 27 through March 8 in collaboration with YouGov is promising for Americans concerned about the threat a CBDC, which the Federal Reserve and big financial companies have been testing in preparation for its potential introduction, poses to freedom and privacy in America.

The poll results further indicate that, if Americans can be educated about the abusive government ...

Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei says central bank shutdown NON-NEGOTIABLE

November 30, 2023 -

Milei's office said in a statement posted on the X platform that the BCRA's closure was a "non-negotiable matter." The statement appeared to be a response to "false rumors," Reuters said. Aside from the remarks about the central bank, the statement also confirmed several appointments in Milei's cabinet.

Economist Osvaldo Giordano from the central Cordoba region will lead Argentina's National Social Security Administration, a key institution that could come ...

Poland’s central bank to increase its share of GOLD reserves to 20%

February 14, 2024 - central bank's gold reserves amounted to a little over 21.72 billion euros ($23.24 billion) at the end of January, a slight increase over December's figure of 21.53 billion euros ($23.04 billion).

According to Glapinski, gold reserves are an important factor in the way an economy is perceived by both rating agencies and trading partners. (Related: Central banks will keep gobbling gold in 2024.)

"We are solvent and trustworthy even in the most difficult ...

Central Bank Digital Currencies are the bullet train to digital concentration camps

September 26, 2022 -

(Article by KanekoaTheGreat republished from Kanekoa.Substack.com)

Agencies that were chosen to lead the ongoing working group for the research and possible development of a CBDC include the Federal Reserve, the National Economic Council, the National Security Council, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Treasury Department.

CBDCs are digital currency issued directly from a nation-state’s central bank and serve as legal tender.

Critically, ...

SWIFT’s new central bank digital currency platform could be ready in 1-2 years

11 days ago -

They recently carried out a six-month trial that included 38 central banks, settlement platforms and commercial banks in what was one of the biggest global collaborations of its kind so far. The goal was to see whether the CBDCs of different countries could be used together despite being built on different protocols and underlying technologies.

They found that it will be feasible to use different CBDCs for highly complex trade and foreign exchange payments. Instead ...

China’s central bank attempting to spark growth in 2024 by SLASHING banks’ reserve requirements

February 06, 2024 -

With lower reserve requirements, Chinese banks will be able to boost lending to households and businesses, which the People's Bank of China hopes will curb the nation's stock market selloff while improving the broader economy.

Starting on February 5, the new lowered reserve requirements will take effect. This is expected to free up around one trillion Chinese yuan, the equivalent of around $139 billion, which can then be funneled into new loans.

It is a start, ...

Russian central bank governor claims BRICS group has now surpassed G7 in aggregate GDP

February 02, 2024 -

She issued this pronouncement on Jan. 30, telling the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency that the BRICS member states have exceeded their G7 counterparts in the share of global gross domestic product (GDP) in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). A metric popular with many economists, PPP compares economic productivity and standards of living between countries for the differences in the cost of goods and services.

The CBR chief noted that with the addition of new ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill outlawing federal central bank cryptocurrency from being used in Florida

May 16, 2023 - central bank has its advantages, there are also concerns that need to be addressed before such a currency can be implemented.

One of the main concerns about CBCCs is privacy. A CBCC would likely require users to have a digital wallet that is linked to their identity, which could potentially compromise their privacy. This is particularly concerning given that central banks have access to a wealth of financial data that could be used to monitor and track individuals’ ...

Zimbabwe’s central bank to issue GOLD-backed digital currency in effort to stabilize runaway inflation

April 26, 2023 - central bank is finalizing a date to start the gold-backed digital currency. However, he declined to comment on the value of gold, which will be used to back the digital token.

"It's a concept which is pretty straightforward – we tokenize the gold, we have the gold. Every time we issue a coin, it is backed by real gold. We are still finalizing the details, but most countries are asking us how we came up with that plan," Matshe said in a phone interview.

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American banks are taking part in central bank digital currency trials funded by Epstein-linked MIT lab

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This is according to Aaron Day, who wrote a book called The Final Countdown about the threat of CBDCs, a type of digital currency that requires people to open up bank accounts directly with a central bank like the Federal Reserve. This is something that would naturally provide governments with an unsettling level of control over their citizens' access to money.

According to Day, well before President Joe Biden signed an executive order pushing for CBDCs to be established ...

Central banking continues to fail

March 17, 2023 - central banks] are the enemy. They are public enemy number one,” he added. They will stop at nothing to make sure humans are fully controlled tax cattle.

Raising interest rates at the Fed’s monetary policy meeting next week could add to the financial pressure facing the banking system, in part by further depressing the value of the bonds that banks are sitting on, CNN further reported.  But Hoenig, who led the Kansas City Fed during the 2008 financial crisis, urged ...

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Central banks continue to stockpile gold as recession looms

March 03, 2023 -

This is according to Lynette Zang, chief market analyst of ITM trading, who warned that central banks haven't actually been able to get inflation under control.

"You know, all those calls that things were really, 'Maybe we would avoid a recession' and 'Oh, things aren't that bad' and 'Maybe we'll get a mild recession' and 'The central banks now have … inflation under control' and blah, blah, blah. Well, guess what's rearing its ugly head again? That would ...

More bank failures coming? FDIC takes control of First Republic Bank after second-biggest collapse in nation’s history

May 01, 2023 -

The bank's collapse is the latest in a slew of other bank failures that began in March. Nevertheless, we're being told 'all is well' by the same government officials and politicians who assured us that nothing like this could happen again after major federal legislation was passed in the wake of the '08 near-collapse of the entire U.S. financial system.

Oh, and now, as then, banks are being propped up with your tax dollars, though JPMorgan Chase moved to purchase First Republic ...

Central Wisconsin communities fighting back against wind turbine industry takeover

May 23, 2023 -

"There is a revolt happening here," said attorney Marti Machtan to The Epoch Times in an exclusive interview. "I've never seen our communities engage like this in my life."

A grassroots advocacy group called Farmland First, of which Machtan is a member, is keeping a close eye on the wind turbine industry, which wants to turn the Dairy State's pristine farmland into an unsightly eyesore – and ear-sore, because those things are loud – of large metal wind turbines that, ironically ...

Israeli AI ‘assassination factory’ plays central role in the Gaza war

December 04, 2023 -

(Article by Kyle Anzalone republished from News.AntiWar.com)

A statement on the IDF website says the Israeli military is using the Gospel to “produce targets at a fast pace.” It continues, “Through the rapid and automatic extraction of intelligence,” the Gospel produced targeting recommendations for its researchers “with the goal of a complete match between the recommendation of the machine and the identification carried out by a person.”

Aviv Kochavi, former ...