Simply Bitcoin You've Been Lied to About Iran | Why We're at War and How it Affects Bitcoin | Beyond Bitcoin
Mar 6, 2026
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Wars Target Financial Control Not Just Weapons
- U.S. military interventions often target countries whose central banks resist programmable, interoperable digital money.
- Oceans cites a Tucker Carlson clip arguing Iran and similar states are excluded from a top-down financial system, making them strategic targets.
Programmable Money Requires Eliminating Leakage
- Programmable money means central banks can make digital currency visible, controllable, and revocable across jurisdictions.
- Catherine Austin-Fitts (via Tucker Carlson clip) explains leakage from countries like Iran undermines a global programmable-money rollout.
CBDCs Are Banknotes With Built In Rules
- Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) embed rules into money: transaction visibility, spending restrictions, expiries, and account shutdowns.
- Christine Lagarde frames CBDCs as 'digital banknotes' with less anonymity to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing.