Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and Fellow at the Human Rights Foundation. Covering CBDCs, financial privacy, and cryptocurrency. Opinions are my own.
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Last Notes npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick That is the silver lining here. Maybe people seeing officials acting like children will make them realize that the government shouldn't have so much power. The might be too optimistic, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Fair play. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Me too. Or at least a stunt. I didn't realize they were actually going to go through with it. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Apparently this is a hot take, but no party should be using gerrymandering to artificially draw lines and cut off voices of the other party. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick 10/10 No notes npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick There are two paths. Choose wisely. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Responding to my work, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says, "I don't read the Cato Institute, but I do believe in financial surveillance" npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Oh it can be… npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Live Now🔴: Christine Lagarde of the ECB says it is “vital” to “rapidly adopt” the digital euro. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I guess it shouldn't be surprising that two members of Congress who tried to create a CBDC also oppose strengthening financial privacy. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Ratio the White House side quest: Complete. https://blossom.primal.net/7f864f7329dbf057f038d23402538951b77e6c9f825ce01bff07a8dc651a2506.png npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick There is nothing better than seeing a problem and deciding to fix it. Massive respect to @nprofile…kkyd. Another great addition to the CCN 2025 top 100. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I do have a problem with being too polite sometimes lol npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Step 1: Campaign against CBDCs npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Apologies all. I normally limit my Substack posts to one a week, but I managed to send two... at the exact same time. I'll hold off on any posts next week. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I saw you already linked to the HRF CBDC Tracker (Merci!). Please do feel free to pull as much as you want from it as you make updates. In addition to the Eurozone and the CBDC 101 pages you linked, I also have a page dedicated to what the Banque de France is up to. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Ignorant about economic history? npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I had not seen this site before. This is great! npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I do agree that someone is this thread isn't making sense npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Darn. I thought it was open, but I guess I had a one-time link. I got you. I'll cross-post it to my Substack later this week, too, so it's available for all. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Resorting to ad hominem without addressing questions speaks volumes. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick inb4 "many such cases" npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick A big thanks goes out to the FT for publishing my CBDC critique. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Are you suggesting that CBDCs will fix shrinkflation? npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Me: "Europeans will be forced to use the digital euro." npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick You accuse me of misinformation and then repeat exactly what I said. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick The ECB says concerns about CBDCs are "disinformation" and "nonsense." npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick The ECB isn't hiding it. Europeans will be forced to use the digital euro. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick We've all seen Brian Armstrong set the record straight at the World Economic Forum when the Banque de France governor said he doesn't trust the company running bitcoin. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Thank you for this! I've been struggling with getting vibe-coded plugins out of the testing environment and into the real world. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Banque de France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau: Central banks are more democratic and independent than "private issuers of bitcoin." npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Correction: 70 economists, not 68. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick 68 economists have come out of the woodwork calling for the ECB to launch a CBDC. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Sorry, 17 months* npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick It took two years, but the Reserve Bank of Malawi has selected eCurrency to build its CBDC. https://blossom.primal.net/0140eb182768f861ed1dd893c1ad3087a3ebd66024063378935440aaf5579e8b.png npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick For the crime of calling out corruption in Russia, Anna Chekhovich has seen the financial system weaponized against her time and again. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Sadly, it really has blinded so much of the MAGA base. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Exactly. Yet every time the government solution to a government problem seems to be another government problem. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Preach! I mean... they quite literally have a list of everyone on government assistance. All they need to do is review the list. They don't need to sweep up everyone else in the process. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Secretary Scott Bessent is building a legacy of financial surveillance and control. The announcement that he is stopping Americans from sending their money abroad and increasing surveillance under the Bank Secrecy Act should be condemned. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick With my new report on debanking out, I decided to sit down with @nprofile…72g6 to talk about her experience being debanked. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick My newest Cato Institute report is out now and breaks down what you (and Congress) need to know about debanking. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick This is your reminder that you can just do things. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Bulgaria is officially part of the Eurozone. With the end of the lev, Bulgaria now falls under the ECB when it comes to CBDC developments. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick @nprofile…rzcm asked me to share one of my favorite freedom tech projects. Here's what I had to say about @nprofile…3f4a npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick From an efficiency standpoint, I think I'd rather it be AI. However, the jump cuts suggest it was pre-recorded. https://youtu.be/P-u78U8u-3I?si=ruNuAbezhrmIsQl9 npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I guess there are no days off. The latest in ECB CBDC marketing is a Christmas post from president Christine Lagarde. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick If you want to give yourself a gift this Christmas, follow @npub1key…lt3h and @nprofile…kul9. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Ironically, "CBDCs do not serve a purpose" is what I've been saying for years. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Apparently, I crossed the line? Aurore Lalucq is officially the first government official to block me on social media. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but saying "anyone who opposes the digital euro" is effectively an enemy of the state does not exactly inspire confidence that the CBDC won't be abused. https://blossom.primal.net/c9e6c86448734a946f72f51c0121ad53f79facab00bae9206357e8175a52cde2.png npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Some good news on the CBDC front! npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick After reading more than 300 pages of congressional transcripts from 1968-1970, I finally found the first instance in which someone said the Bank Secrecy Act would harm financial privacy. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I'm confused. Are you telling me to get out of here? npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick The New York Times points to the absence of interest payments on stablecoins as a negative. Yet, what it doesn't point out here is that it was _Congress_ that prohibited stablecoins from doing that. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Congratulations to @nprofile…w9y4, @nprofile…3re3, @nprofile…rj62, @nprofile…xncl, and the whole @nprofile…rzcm team on 100 editions of the Financial Freedom Report. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Finally, on the last day of the Africa Bitcoin Conference, I've saved the worst CBDC experience in Africa for last: Nigeria. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick After hearing the Bank Secrecy Act would be too expensive to comply with, Congress brought in "experts" to say how much it will cost. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick It's day two of #ABC2025 so let's look at some of the pilot projects in Africa by digging into what's been happening in Mauritius, Tunisia, and Ghana. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I couldn't make it to #ABC2025, but I'm there in spirit. So for anyone else stuck at home, let's look at some of the African countries in the @nprofile…rzcm CBDC Tracker that are researching CBDCs: Botswana, Namibia, and Kenya. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Agreed. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick If you run or work in financial services (banking, bitcoin, or anything else) in the Eurozone, dm me! I'm working on a follow-up to my piece calling out the ECB's "freedom money" campaign, and the perspective on the ground would be very helpful here. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick gm npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Did you know Peru has 7.9 million sols ($2.36 million) in CBDC in circulation? npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Can confirm. I never leave home with an onion, a tomato, a knife, and a towel. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Something to be thankful for: the South African Reserve Bank has officially announced "that while a retail CBDC is technically feasible ... there is no compelling immediate need for its implementation." npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick In a moment of reflection, Central Bank of Nigeria official Musa Itopa Jimoha admit that the Nigerian CBDC experience had not been a "rosy story." Nigerians were not interested in the eNaira because the market was already providing solutions. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Great team up! npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick If the ECB were concerned about the freedom to choose, it would have been campaigning for decades to remove financial restrictions and let new options flourish. Instead, what it’s really after is control. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick The ECB planning to force Apple to crack open its secure element is really all you need to know when it comes to whether you should trust the digital euro. https://blossom.primal.net/c8e678bad3bc2ba84afd386d6422bcdc5d90245d6296efceb6e2566fdf67ba05.png npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick The ECB has picked up a new buzzword for its digital euro campaign: “freedom.” npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick To be fair, it's not an enjoyable read, and it's a long one at that. I'll keep posting the more telling gems as I go, though. For instance, here's a fun fact for you: Not a single witness raised concerns about privacy and surveillance until after two years of congressional hearings. That witness was from the American Bankers Association and his testimony marked the first time Congress brought in bankers to hear their views on the Bank Secrecy Act. Every witness from the previous 2 years was a government official. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Good question. I should have noted that. This is the transcript from the congressional hearing in 1970. I’ve been going back through it for a new project I’m working on npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick While discussing the Bank Secrecy Act, Representative Patman said the quiet part out loud. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Ah, yes, because the worst-case scenario is that people's needs are satisfied by the market. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick More than half of the authoritarian regimes across the world are publicly working on CBDCs. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick As part of its CBDC development, the United Arab Emirates just conducted its first "government financial transaction using Digital Dirham." npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick This is a wild exchange from the Bank Secrecy Act hearings in 1970. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick One of my favorite things about Bitcoin is that more people than ever are asking questions like, ‘What is money? What is privacy? What is sovereignty?’ npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Thank you! npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick It's a little funny promoting my Substack on here since followers get it directly cross-posted as reads. However, if you'd prefer my work in your inbox instead, sign up for my Substack where I cover CBDC developments, financial privacy, debanking, financial freedom, and more. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Would probably do more to improve housing prices than central banks usually do npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick That was actually what caught my eye! I was just wondering around and noticed the building I was standing next to looked strange in comparison to everything else. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Aimlessly wondering around Prague and I look up to find I’ve stumbled my way to the Czech Central Bank. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Many folks are reporting that the digital euro's 2029 launch date is "breaking news." npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Remember, anon: You can just do things. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Has anyone else noticed how the ECB is ramping up digital euro propaganda? https://blossom.primal.net/f9dae2e534524ea8eaacbf7a1f66e91d5ea98dcd65fa5803652838fe704c60a7.png https://blossom.primal.net/86b0c21f954633c62cb2a0215ee0d47cfe89dffbf613454aba933895389b387b.png https://blossom.primal.net/fb89dac9b43c83052e287e7e1fafab4723e332a50e8e27c0c3b8ee646edb9fd9.png https://blossom.primal.net/ce178bf154b9569b4dacde51622c425b572f5be845829e6b52344ba14c5ecf08.png npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick “A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash.” npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Amen. On a related note, I actually often feel one of my favorite things about Bitcoin is not just that it provides an escape hatch, but also that it's gotten so many people to ask questions and realize what's going on here. Or in other words, it's gotten people to ask why an exit is needed. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick So many great questions came up at the Bank Secrecy Act event that I decided to follow up on all of those that couldn't be answered on stage. https://www.cato.org/blog/bank-secrecy-act-qa npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Yes. It's the worst of both worlds. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick And that's putting it lightly npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Yes! I talk about that in the article. It's insane how different $10k was then compared to now. A family could go a whole year without seeing that much. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Governments force banks to report your activity, judge whether you are being suspicious, and close your accounts when you step out of the norm. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Thank you! npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Thank you! npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick At @npub1awn…nnl3 , @nprofile…8ej8 asked me about the importance of financial privacy. And on a note of optimism, I shared why the rise of tools like @nprofile…a8lu , Cashu, Signal, and Proton gives me hope. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick I could not agree more. Learning to strike while the iron is hot was one of the best lessons I ever learned. The next step is then realizing you have control over fanning the flames. Inspiration might feel like it is rare, but the truth is that it's everywhere. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Cosigned. This year was my first time in Lugano, and I'm already looking forward to the next visit. npub1n2m8jv38n27myhsrm36jvj94qmnh79qfwxt3lktnuq04s3dpk8kq2agflr EconWithNick Dang. Hello to the tons of new folks I met in Lugano and Prague!
