# The EU Just Declared WAR on Your Wealth! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/the-eu-just-declared-war-on-your-wealth Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/the-eu-just-declared-war-on-your-wealth.md Podcast: [The Bitcoin Way Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432) Published: 2026-05-08T16:02:21+00:00 Episode link: https://fountain.fm/episode/iMAFP0eaCdAjHGaPmHBf Audio file: https://feeds.fountain.fm/lFHn4zNybhc78I4owxOv/items/zySz5nqqDTmrl18iLUVP/files/VIDEO---DEFAULT---5cbaaf41-ea6d-40f0-bf5b-8890a6a04406.mp4/ORIGINAL.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/episodes/the-eu-just-declared-war-on-your-wealth Duration seconds: 1937 ## Resource Interested in a Plan B? Download our FREE Panama Residency Guide here: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/guides/panama?utm_campaign=planb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain&utm_content=banter Schedule a FREE call: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain&utm_term=bitcoin-banter Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain Learn about our self-custody services: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Tony and guest Adam Simecka discuss the EU’s latest research into wealth and exit taxes, demonstrating that they plan to tighten the screws on citizens who want to get their wealth out of Europe. They also talk about the Netherlands’ plans to tax unrealized capital gains set to go ahead in 2028, Saylor’s recent comments that Strategy will sell some Bitcoin to ‘inoculate the market’, the US debt-to-GDP ratio reaching all-time highs since WWII, Fort Knox reportedly packed with impure gold unfit for international transactions, and of course our Donkey of the Week - Peter Schiff, who is telling Bitcoiners they paid ‘too much’ for their Bitcoin! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Recap 00:28 - EU Releases Study on Wealth and Exit Taxation 06:20 - Netherlands to Proceed With Tax on Unrealized Capital Gains 12:49 - Saylor Says Strategy May Sell Some Bitcoin 18:56 - US Debt Surpasses GDP 23:25 - Fort Knox Go… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/episodes/the-eu-just-declared-war-on-your-wealth/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/the-eu-just-declared-war-on-your-wealth.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.