The World – US Border Crisis Being Used In US To Push Digital ID

Coming to a country near you. Digital IDs and Central Bank Digital Currencies  will be sold to the public as tools of convivence.  Ease of travel. Ease of purchasing.  Life will be great. How are digital IDs working out in China?   Digital IDs and Central Bank Digital Currencies when combined with a Social Credit system … Read more

The World – Nigeria Limits ATM Withdrawals To $45 Per Day To Force Govt-Controlled Digital Payments

Nigeria Limits ATM Withdrawals To $45 Per Day To Force Govt-Controlled Digital Payments A staggering number of Nigerians love Bitcoin, but hate government cryptocurrency (CBDCs). In April, leading cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin noted that 35% of the adult population in Nigeria – roughly 34 million adults aged 18-60, own bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. But when it came to the country’s Central Bank Digital Currency … Read more

The World – “Programmable Digital Currency”: The Next Stage Of The New Normal?

“Programmable Digital Currency”: The next stage of the new normal? The war on cash’s endgame is here: money replaced by vouchers subject to complete state control. Building on the bitcoin model, central banks are planning to produce their own “digital currencies”. Removing any and all remaining privacy, granting total control over every transaction, even limiting … Read more

Canada – Canada To Create Registry Of Podcasters In Potential Censorship Initiative 

Canada To Create Registry Of Podcasters In Potential Censorship Initiative Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking Canada down a dangerous path of censorship to regulate streaming services and social media platforms. The next regulation phase comes as some podcasters will soon have to register with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The Online Streaming Act, formerly Bill C-11, goes … Read more

Thunder Bay – World Bollywood Day

Once governments bring in their Central Bank Digital Currencies and dump cash, yard sales will need to use mobile point of sale devices AND collect sales tax. Nice sunrise this morning Lots of colour   Here comes the sun Big orange ball   Tractor tire prints on concrete We need a bylaw requiring the removal … Read more

The World – BIS: CBDC Roll-Outs May Require Changing The Constitution

BIS: CBDC Roll-Outs May Require Changing The Constitution The IMF is warning that with all these CBDCs about to launch, there need to be global inter-operability standards between them all, and they’re working on a global platform to facilitate just that. Speaking at a conference of African central banks in Rabat, Morocco, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva … Read more

The World – CBDCs With Expiration Dates, Restrictions Could Target Social Policies, Economist Tells WEF

CBDCs With Expiration Dates, Restrictions Could Target Social Policies, Economist Tells WEF Expiry dates and restrictions on “less desirable” purchases are some of the key advantages behind central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to an economist at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event. The WEF hosted the 14th annual Meeting of the New Champions in … Read more