# Simon Dixon: “This Is the Asset-Stripping Phase”

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Podcast: [Macroscopic Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/macroscopic-podcast-7281576)
Published: 2026-06-29T13:11:00+00:00
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## Resource

Is the financial system designed to take your wealth? In this in-depth interview, Alexej Jordanov sits down with Simon Dixon — economist, author of Bank to the Future, and one of the earliest Bitcoin investors — to follow the money behind central banks, gold, the collapsing petrodollar, and the rise of what he calls the Financial Industrial Complex (FIC). From the dot-com crash that wiped out his father's pension to inside stories of stock market manipulation, IPOs, and investment banking, Simon explains how governments, companies and individuals become subordinated to transnational capital — and how gold, silver and Bitcoin let you sit outside the system, preserve your purchasing power, and protect your wealth. We cover central bank gold buying, de-dollarisation, BRICS, currency debasement, the end of the petrodollar, BlackRock, the IMF and BIS, "you'll own nothing and be happy," wealth taxes and asset stripping across Europe and the UK, CBDCs, stablecoins, the Genius Act, Bitcoin self-custody and sovereignty. 📲 Download the GoldRepublic app: - Google Play: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goldrepublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Apple Store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/goldrepublic/id475643876⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟠 Buy and store physical allocated gold, silver and platinum. 👉 Open an account: ⁠https://bit.ly/38stf7p ⁠ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER ⚠️ The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent. The information provided in this video statement is not an offer, investment advice, or financial service. It is also not intended to encourage you to buy or sell a product or to purchase a service from GoldRepublic, nor as a basis for an investment decision. A decision…

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