{"podcast":{"title":"Bitcoin Audible","slug":"bitcoin-audible-1000839","podcast_index_feed_id":1000839,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/jju8hH7aXnP0afzXN7GS","website_url":"https://bitcoinaudible.com/","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/jju8hH7aXnP0afzXN7GS/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---66f9025f-5f2f-4f91-a09f-9def09641622.jpg","author":"Guy Swann","episode_count":1403,"summary":"The Best in Bitcoin made Audible. Guy Swann makes the knowledge of Bitcoin, the world's most secure, independent money, accessible to everyone. Exploring Bitcoin from an investment perspective, economic analysis, its philosophical foundations, & technological primitives. Reading and distilling thousands of hours of others' works on Bitcoin, Guy explains everything you need to know.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T20:23:06.716936+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-audible-1000839"},"episode":{"title":"CBDCs are Coming (And the Bitcoin Exit Awaits)","slug":"cbdcs-are-coming-and-the-bitcoin-exit-awaits","published_at":"2026-07-24T17:19:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-audible-1000839/cbdcs-are-coming-and-the-bitcoin-exit-awaits","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-audible-1000839","url":"https://fountain.fm/episode/5MMbGGW5cbzQUnhqlsKJ","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/jju8hH7aXnP0afzXN7GS/items/Y5h0ynwOrUY0oZ0urFWj/files/VIDEO---DEFAULT---1e66b6c7-608f-4732-b685-ed93b947b37d.mp4/ORIGINAL.mp3","summary":"I walk through the global push for Central Bank Digital Currencies, why voluntary rollouts have mostly flopped, and what governments really gain from programmable, fully surveilled money. I dig into the upcoming digital euro, the U.S. Senate’s move against a federal CBDC, and the rise of OpenUSD as an open stablecoin standard. Ultimately I argue that while CBDCs are about control, the infrastructure they create may unintentionally supercharge a global Bitcoin exit ramp. I break down why this surveillance trap might give us our ultimate exit. Chapters (00:00:00) - CBDCs are inevitable (00:01:19) - Sales pitch vs reality (00:01:54) - The quiet part aloud (00:02:30) - Programmable control layer (00:03:26) - The inclusion myth (00:06:04) - Global pilots are flopping (00:08:53) - CBDCs and privacy (00:10:16) - OpenUSD and surveillance (00:11:21) - Stablecoins as a backdoor (00:12:56) - Bitcoin literacy barrier (00:13:21) - CBDCs will backfire Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/guy/ ) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1 ) Host Links ⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney ) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann ) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann ) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann ) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake ) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann ) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/Bitc…","meta_description":"I walk through the global push for Central Bank Digital Currencies, why voluntary rollouts have mostly flopped, and what governments really gain from prog…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":954,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-audible-1000839/episodes/cbdcs-are-coming-and-the-bitcoin-exit-awaits/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-audible-1000839/cbdcs-are-coming-and-the-bitcoin-exit-awaits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}