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Trust RevolutionS01E12 OpnState ‒ Global financial control: AML’s hidden costOpnState, a pseudonymous civil servant and former corporate banker, joins Shawn to expose the hidden mechanisms of global financial standards and their impact on trust and sovereignty. From his role drafting anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, OpnState reveals how the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) enforces KYC and AML rules, centralizing power and eroding individual rights. He discusses the challenges of reforming a surveillance-heavy system, the power of citizen action through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, and the hope offered by cypherpunk innovations like Bitcoin. Recorded June 16, 2025, amid growing global tensions, this episode examines why transparency matters, what’s at stake in...2025-07-021h 05
Stephan Livera PodcastThe Impact of FATF on Global Banking with OpnState | SLP627
In this conversation, OpnState shares his journey from a disillusioned banker to a policy advisor focused on compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) laws. He discusses the complexities of financial regulations, the erosion of individual rights, and the impact of global standard-setting bodies like the FATF on national sovereignty. OpnState emphasizes the presumption of guilt in financial transactions and the challenges posed by compliance culture, while also addressing the future of self-hosted wallets and the potential for pushback against globalist interests.
Stephan & OpnState also discuss the dangers of delegating self-sovereignty to political figures and the compliance m...2025-01-141h 11
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#537: Go File A FOIA Request Tomorrow! with OpnStateMarty sits down with OpnState to discuss the growing power of unelected supranational regulatory bodies.
OpnState on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1v6z4srj4ktch4f3ee9ze2zp7ml4n9rshttmntpamfed0nvpev5fszzuq49
0:00 - Intro
1:41 - OpnState’s background
6:23 - The influence of standard-setting bodies
12:11 - FATF
16:55 - River & Unchained
18:11 - Bank Secrecy Act - Power further removed from citizens
27:06 - Public-private partnership - effectiveness of aml is questionable
35:01 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
36:39 - Circumnavigating du...2024-09-171h 56