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Hey-Hey, Bitcoin Wealth Builders!

It's Friday—and that means it's time to decode this week's shifts in Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and geopolitics. The Genius Act has now officially passed, and after reviewing the fine print, it's clear: this is the closest we've seen to a covert U.S. CBDC. In this episode, I'll break down what this means for Bitcoin's role as the last monetary escape hatch, explore the escalating arms economy, and follow the money to expose how wealth and power are actually shifting.

Part 1: 🇺🇸 Does Genius Act Enable a Covert US Central Bank Digital Currency? | This Week In Bitcoin

The Genius Act has passed, but the fine print reveals a tectonic shift in the U.S. monetary system, creating a covert CBDC framework controlled by private banks.

• A Covert CBDC Framework: Under the Genius Act, banks can now use their $3.5 trillion in trapped reserve balances at the Fed as collateral to issue stablecoins. This unlocks a massive wave of digital liquidity without the credit risks of traditional lending, acting as a form of shadow quantitative easing. While pitched as an alternative to a government-run CBDC, this system is functionally identical, but created and controlled by the banks. JPMorgan Chase is the likely leader of this new system.
• Long-Term Holder Conviction: A new analysis showed that 74% of all Bitcoin is now held by long-term holders, a 15-year high, signaling deep market conviction. This strength was on display as a whale sold 80,000 BTC (worth $9 billion) this week, yet the price remained just 4% below its all-time high.
• Trump Media Goes Bitcoin: In a major move, Trump Media disclosed that it now holds roughly $2 billion in Bitcoin and related investments, accounting for two-thirds of its liquid assets.
• IMF vs. El Salvador: The IMF sparked controversy by claiming El Salvador is not building its Bitcoin reserves and is merely shifting coins between wallets, a claim that contradicts public data. This is another move by the economic hitmen to undermine sovereign Bitcoin adoption.

Part 2: Trumps Humiliation Ritual In The Federal Reserve & Why War Profits Are Soaring | This Week In Macro

The battle for control over US monetary policy escalated this week with a theatrical move by Donald Trump, while the war economy continues to boom.

• Trump's Fed "Humiliation Ritual": Trump made a dramatic visit to Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve's new headquarters, a symbolic spectacle where he publicly demanded Powell lower interest rates. This is part of his ongoing campaign to install a puppet Fed chair and achieve "fiscal dominance," a strategy of running the economy hot with fake GDP and inflating away the national debt, which benefits the banks that own the Fed.
• Tariff Update: Markets are beginning to recalibrate as the expectation shifts from a 10% average tariff rate to a much higher 25% on average. In line with this, Trump struck new trade deals with Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia, setting tariff rates between 15-19%.
• Debunking the "Jews Rule the World" Conspiracy: In response to the recycling of old conspiracies, I created a new blog and AI summary to debunk the fiction that "Jews rule the world" with cold, hard data. The analysis follows the money to show that the Proof-of-Weapons network is controlled by shareholder power, not a single religious group. With Christians owning 55% of global wealth and Jews only 1%, and the US defense lobby outspending pro-Israel groups by nearly 5 to 1, the data shows that the true power structure is a consolidated system of asset managers like BlackRock and Vanguard, whose loyalty is to quarterly returns, not ideology.

Part 3: Who Really Profits from Escrowing Surveillance & Wars? | This Week In GeoPolitics

The Epstein list remains a tool of control for the Proof-of-Weapons network, while the global arms economy escalates, revealing who truly profits from instability.

• The Epstein Distraction: The Epstein list remains sealed, a move that continues to fuel distrust and fracture US politics. Trump has now officially asked the DOJ to release the grand jury testimony, while Ghislaine Maxwell is scheduled to testify on August 11th. This is all part of a deliberate power play to keep the American population fragmented and leaders in survival mode, ensuring they remain aligned with the network's interests.
• The China-Taiwan Situation: China is not invading Taiwan right now because the Proof-of-Weapons network cannot afford for Taiwan to become another Ukraine and risk the global semiconductor supply chain. Instead, the network is profiting from defense contracts while siphoning Taiwan's tech to US factories. This signals to China that there will be an opportunity to take Taiwan in the future on a path of least resistance.
• The Forever War in Ukraine: The war will drag on because neither Russia nor the Proof-of-Weapons network has an incentive to seek a resolution. Both sides profit the longer it continues, as it gives them leverage over Europe's energy and security markets. Ukraine is dead, but Europe is the real loser, as the conflict spikes energy prices and strains its economies.
• The War Economy Soars: The Proof-of-Weapons network is thriving. I've created a new blog exploring how the Israel Stock Exchange is reacting to the Gaza crisis and how global boycott and divestment efforts are now shaping capital flows. The facts show that war profiteering is the real story, and old conspiracies are being recycled to deflect attention from where the money is truly flowing.

Final Thoughts: Boycott the System

This is the operating model of the U.S. Proof-of-Weapons Network: manufacture conflict, stage controlled resolutions, and prop up the dollar-based debt Ponzi scheme. The dollar is not backed by gold or productivity; it is backed by a global network of violence and debt. The only way out is a peaceful boycott.

• Boycott the Fed with Bitcoin.
• Boycott BlackRock by holding your assets in self-custody.
• Boycott the banks by aiming to be debt-free.
• Boycott the global corporations by spending locally.

Choose a peaceful, decentralized monetary system. This is how you take back control.

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