Topic: Financial Institution

2 chapters across the catalog

Under Salt
Episode 1501 1:42:10 - 1:48:02

1501: Under Salt

X.com and the Vision for a Global Financial Institution

Elon Musk reveals that his ultimate goal for Twitter is to execute a business plan he wrote in July 2000 for X.com. He intends to transform the platform into the "most valuable financial institution in the world," essentially building a superior version of PayPal. This long-term vision suggests that the social media aspect of Twitter is secondary to its potential as a global payments and banking system.

Afghaniscam
Episode 1379 55:45 - 58:09

1379: Afghaniscam

French Mall Protests, Boycotting Mandated Businesses

Large crowds in France have been filmed storming shopping malls without showing required sanitary passports, often outnumbering the police. In the United States, some individuals are beginning to boycott airlines and financial institutions that enforce vaccine mandates or de-platform users.