# Central Banks Show Their Hand

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/32/
> The Quiet Part Said Loud: Central banks finally admit why they fear Bitcoin - and it's not about protecting you. Breaking down the latest attacks from the ECB and Minneapolis Fed.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 32
- Date: 2024-10-23
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:53:12
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/6386531397550188477da8c2bf-acb9-4287-9fe1-aea6bd157931v1.mp3





### Episode Links

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**LINKS:**

* [The distributional consequences of Bitcoin by Ulrich Bindseil, Jürgen Schaaf :: SSRN](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877)
* [ECB's Lagarde says bitcoin conducted ‘funny business’ - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImXHelK0J1g)
* [Christine Lagarde avoids jail despite being found guilty of negligence](https://news.sky.com/story/court-finds-imf-chief-christine-lagarde-guilty-of-criminal-negligence-10702431)
* [Blockchain's Role in Mitigating Illicit Finance — CRYPTOISAC](https://www.cryptoisac.org/news-member-content/blockchains-role-in-mitigating-illicit-finance)
* [Unique Implementation of Permanent Primary Deficits? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis](https://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/working-papers/unique-implementation-of-permanent-primary-deficits)
* [Challenging ECB's Bitcoin Critique: a Critical Rebuttal](https://www.murrayrudd.pro/challenging-bias-in-the-ecbs-bitcoin-analysis/)
* [Pro-Harris PACs see strong donations from crypto community in September - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKiA43tKuIM)
* [Crypto PAC Fairshake targets close House races as election nears end](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/20/crypto-pac-fairshake-targets-close-house-races-as-election-nears-end.html)
* [Bitcoin miners launch ad campaign in swing states to boost crypto-friendly candidates ](https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bitcoin-miners-launch-ad-campaign-swing-states-boost-crypto-friendly-candidates)
* [Kashkari telling us a few years ago the FED has unlimited money](https://x.com/qcapital2020/status/1775966557425864705)
* [Michael Saylor: Why MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin funding is NOT a glitch - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThjo9wYoF0)
* [The Bitcoin revolution & risks with Michael Saylor (Part Two) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DevkAbG1mGc)
* [“The Space” | New Bitcoin Citadel in Denver, Colorado](https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/denver-new-bitcoin-citadel-the-space/)
* [The future of saving is here: Earn 3.8% on cash. Paid in Bitcoin.](https://blog.river.com/bitcoin-interest-on-cash/)
* [Natalie Brunell X: Bitcoin is the universal energy currency and a global tool of hope](https://x.com/natbrunell/status/1848554857025736943)

**MUSIC:**

* [Stop feat. Alex Bonyata](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7000726?episode=27023396650)