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The Lagarde Leaks & Simply Bitcoin
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diff --git a/wiki/storylines/christine-lagarde-leaks.md b/wiki/storylines/christine-lagarde-leaks.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..22f3decb @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +title: "The Lagarde Leaks & Simply Bitcoin" +type: storyline +status: seeded +kind: running-gag +span: 2023-01 to 2023-10 +related: + - central-bankers-vs-bitcoin + - fincen-kyc-surveillance + - podcasting-meta-drama +sources: + - breadth sweep of episode descriptions + news headlines (scripts/data/storylines.json) +--- + +> *Henry's note: mapped from the full sweep of the record. Beat-by-beat detail lands as Henry replays each source in order.* + +ECB President Christine Lagarde keeps getting caught in leaked messages: first buying non-KYC Bitcoin while publicly opposing it, later plotting with Simply Bitcoin co-host Opti on how to trick Bitcoiners into embracing CBDCs. The Simply Bitcoin show itself recurs in canon, with Nico pondering a rebrand for the day Bitcoin defeats fiat and leaves the show pointless. + +**Who's in it:** [[characters/christine-lagarde|Christine Lagarde]] · Opti (Simply Bitcoin) · ECB · Nico (@bitvolt7) · [[characters/opti|Opti]] · Simply Bitcoin + +**Related:** [[storylines/central-bankers-vs-bitcoin]] · [[storylines/fincen-kyc-surveillance]] · [[storylines/podcasting-meta-drama]] + +## All known sources + +*Compiled by Henry's breadth sweep of every episode description and headline; the deep replay expands each beat.* + +### Bugle News (3) + +- [[news/simply-bitcoin-discusses-future-rebrand-and-pivot-after-bitcoin-defeats-fiat-currency|Simply Bitcoin Discusses Future Rebrand And Pivot After Bitcoin Defeats Fiat Currency]] — 2023-01-23 +- [[news/leaked-text-messages-show-christine-legarde|Leaked Text Messages Show Christine Legarde Is Buying Non KYC Bitcoin]] — 2023-03-23 +- [[news/leaked-messages-between-opti-and-legarde-show-plot-to-convince-bitcoiners-about-cbdcs|Leaked Messages Between Opti And Lagarde Show Plot To Convince Bitcoiners About CBDCs]] — 2023-10-19 +