Hey, you're listening to Unlimited Hangout. I'm your host, Whitney Webb. Though some of the panic of the recent

U.S. banking crisis has subsided and things seem calmer, big things are still happening beneath the surface

that suggests that the crisis hasn't really ended at all and will likely get worse in time. Not unlike the 2008

financial crisis, which really began to unfold in 2007, the current

banking crisis is likely to continue and enter a new and more troubling phase in the not-so-distant

future. Essentially, it seems that the current column on the surface has allowed the powers that be,

or rather the financial powers that be, to kick the can down the road, giving them time to line

things up so they can control and manage the situation once chaos and panic return.

Yet, regardless of if and when another crisis rears its head, the aftermath is likely to be seen

as an opportunity by the powers that be to roll out or dramatically advance the long-awaited

central bank digital currency

or CBDC paradigm. Expected moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve, including the launch of its Fed Now

service in July, as well as the regulatory crackdown on any would-be digital currency competitors,

seem to suggest that the march towards programmable money continues to progress, crisis or no crisis, panic, or no panic.

Joining me today to discuss the current financial situation, the CBDC rollout, and much more

is Catherine Austin Fitz.

Catherine is the president of Solari Inc., which publishes the Solari Report, and she is also

a managing member of Solari Investment Advisory Services.

Prior to Solari, she held top positions at the Wall Street Investment Bank, Dylan Reed

and Co. and was also Assistant Secretary of Housing and the Federal Housing Commissioner

for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

For longtime followers of independent media, Catherine's name should be familiar for her investigations

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