On this episode Sam and Natalie discuss the ongoing development around Central Bank Digital Currencies by central banks around the world, why America should reject a CBDC, and how Bitcoin represents an alternative to a CBDC that is more aligned with American values.Chapters: 00:00:00 "Swan Signal Live" Intro 00:03:00 What Are CBDC's? 00:05:05 Current State of CBDC's 00:08:39 Risks of CBDC's 00:14:12 How Would CBDC's Work? 00:18:52 Privacy and Surveillance in the Digital Space 00:23:42 Chinese Digital Yuan 00:29:12 The "Positive" Case for CBDC's 00:33:47 Pacific BItcoin 2022 00:36:57 Economic Implication of Censorship 00:42:12 Could CBDC's Replace Cash? 00:46:19 Negative Interest Rates 00:48:29 CBDC's in Washington 00:52:05 Political Economy and Stopping CBDCs 00:59:21 "Swan Signal Live" Outro01:00:37 Twitter Spaces Q&AConnect with Natalie: https://twitter.com/NSmolenski Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallahConnect with Brady: https://twitter.com/citizenbitcoin "Buy, Learn and Earn" - Download the Swan Bitcoin Mobile App today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app/Connect with Swan on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoin​​​ Telegram: https://t.me/swansignal​​​ Swan Signal Live and Swan Lounge are a production of Swan Bitcoin, the best way to accumulate Bitcoin through automatic recurring buys at https://swanbitcoin.com​​​. Are you a high net worth individual or do you represent corporation that might be interested in learning more about Bitcoin? Swan Private guides corporations and high net worth individuals toward building generational wealth with Bitcoin. Find out more at https://swanbitcoin.com/private Get your free ebook or audiobook copy of "Inventing Bitcoin" here: https://swanbitcoin.com/freebook We also have the book available en español, y puede descargar su copia en https://swanbitcoin.com/librogratis Get your free ebook copy of "21 Lessons" here: https://swanbitcoin.com/21lessons Join our Swan Force, our referral program, and get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swanbitcoin.com/enlist Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private.   Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Learn more at swan.com/vault.