Digital Dollars, Gold Wars, and the Illusion of Prosperity — What You Must Know for the Week Ahead

CBDCs: The Trojan Horse Is Still at the Gate Trump’s public opposition to CBDCs is a welcome development—but let’s be clear: the system he promises to stop is already under construction. The Federal Reserve continues to pilot digital payment infrastructure through projects like FedNow, and private actors are pushing stablecoins as a backdoor to programmable currency. Whether it comes from a central bank or a “private” proxy, the goal is the same: full-spectrum financial control. The threat isn't neutralized just because a candidate made a campaign promise. And history tells us: promises don’t stop policy—public pressure does. Cashless America: The Illusion of Convenience Is Now Policy Decades of grooming via tap-to-pay and app-based banking have normalized the erosion of privacy.…