Money & Markets Report: August 7, 2025

Justin Woods
August 7, 2025

Money & Markets

Mega-Rich Madness

August 7, 2025

Money & Markets

Mega-Rich Madness

In this episode of Money & Markets, we delve into the theme of ‘Mega-Rich Madness,’ exploring how the ultra-wealthy are driving society toward destruction.

Catherine Austin Fitts and John Titus analyze the growing disassociation of the mega-rich from societal welfare, historical examples of societal pushback, and current parallels from Augustus in the Roman Empire to modern-day labor unions.

Additionally, they discuss the implications of stablecoins, the alarming rise of AI data centers, and geopolitical tensions, including U.S. trade policies influenced by Israeli interests and the economic dominance of China.


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  1. I would call Trump and DeSantis diabolical and devious vs honest or serving freedom. DeSantis bragged about dramatically improving the financial position of Florida from around the pandemic period without revealing the money came in from the people fleeing to Florida for freedom. Nice play. He made a name for himself among freedom lovers claiming to stop geoengineering when the state does not have the authority to do that. It must take place at the federal level. Fluoride banned? An easy thing to say, but to do – does anyone really know what’s in our water everywhere? Each of his current statements keeps the freedom run to Florida continuing to bring huge amounts of money into Florida. Maybe the state bank talk is for the same purpose. Trump is a sick man with no honest attributes or behavior. He is responsible for facilitating the murder and suffering of people all over the world. He and DeSantis can be best described as devious manipulators of the truth.

    1. My experience with De Santis is more positive. Yes, he is a politician so he had to work within the options he has. However, he did protect Florida business owners and local economies in a way that most states did not.

      I checked with Scott and Jill Kiley in Naples who lead the effort on Fluoride on how the implementation is going. Here is what they said:

      We witnessed surgeon general Ladapo actually turn off the fluoride in Miami.

      We followed up with countless communities that verbally communicated fluoride had in fact ended.

      Now knowing what we know, the real actual test will come annually when each county completes their annual testing (report card) required by the EPA. This testing will confirm and document “fluoride rates” in the water.

      Naturally occurring rates are around .2 ppm.

      1. Not sure the EPA or any government level entity can be relied upon for the truth. So far DeSantis behaviors look like the inversion model. He cashed in on the plandemic as a good Trump soldier would and continues to promote ways to keep the “freedom state” ideology and cash flow going. I read Florida has the highest rate of bank deposits in the country. Better read the state bank proposal fine print to the finish. Trump has property in Florida. Seems the states improved financial position would benefit him. I read a long time ago that there was a DARPA facility in Florida, but could not find the information when I looked recently.

  2. Would it be possilbe to make a short video clip from 1:19:00 to 1:21:12 (or add some) and put in “Shorties” section, so we (or I at least) can share it ?
    That part holds a very important point – where stablecoins could/can/will lead – explained by CAF in a very simple way.

    1. We made a shorty from that segment, but I don’t think it was the full length. Will ask the team to make another. Stay tuned.

  3. How much help in funding government deficit and debt will stable coins provide? To try to gauge the global potential of USD stable coins to absorb US Government debt, thought to do some analysis of global market size. Also asked X Grok AI for analysis of this question. Below are the highlights from the AI answer which seemed reasonable compared with my own calculations. If this analysis is correct or at least in the ballpark even with accelerated adoption times, the near term potential is paltry in percentage terms when weighed against a nominal $37T debt, $hundreds of trillions in hidden and/or future obligations, and major global debt holders selling off their holdings.

    Prompt: Please provide an estimate of global cash in circulation in USD terms. I would like this estimate to evaluate the market potential for USD stable coin.

    Edited Summary of Answer: Estimating the total amount of global cash in circulation in USD terms is challenging due to varying definitions of “cash” (e.g., physical currency, M0, or broader money supply measures like M1/M2), differences in national reporting, and exchange rate fluctuations. However, I can provide an estimate based on available data for major economies and reasonable assumptions for the rest, focusing on physical currency (notes and coins) in circulation, as this is most relevant for assessing the potential market for USD stablecoins, which aim to replicate the functionality of physical or near-cash equivalents.

    Data Sources: Federal Reserve (USD), ECB (EUR), People’s Bank of China (CNY), Bank of Japan (JPY), Bank of England (GBP), BIS, and IMF estimates for other currencies. Growth rates (4–7%) are based on 2020–2025 trends from BIS and central bank reports.

    5. Total Estimate:(For physical currency in circulation)
    * USD: $2.40 trillion
    * EUR: $1.90 trillion
    * CNY: $1.47 trillion
    * JPY: $1.00 trillion
    * GBP: $0.15 trillion
    * Other major currencies: $1.50 trillion
    * Rest of the world: $2.00 trillion
    * Total: ~$10.42 trillion

    Broader Money Supply Estimate: Global M2 is ~$94 trillion, with USD M2 at ~$20 trillion.

    Global cash in circulation is estimated at ~$10.4 trillion in USD terms, with USD comprising ~$2.4 trillion. The USD stablecoin market could conservatively reach $150–350 billion in the short term (5-10 years) and $0.5–2 trillion long-term (10-20 years), driven by digital payments, DeFi, and unbanked populations. However, competition from CBDCs, regulatory hurdles, and cash’s enduring appeal will shape adoption.

    1. This analysis reinforces the conclusion that the goal of USD stablecoin is control because it isn’t going to help the debt finance situation in a decisive way.

      On another note, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Klaus Schwab’s successor at World Economic Forum is the former CEO of Nestle. ‘Nuff said!

  4. Rejoice, it is a great time to be alive.
    It seems the Epstein of files has gathered a great deal of attention. What is the chances the files have been “salted” with misinformation. Who was one of the FBI people handling the evidence? Ms. Comey I believe. I suggest to put the files on a back burner and if one has an interest covering child rituals take time to look up FBI veteran Ted Gunderson and elite whistleblower Ronald Bernard.
    What is facing the Trump administration is building a timeline of events showing the attempted 2016 coup and the successful 2020 coup where people can compprehend and digest the hard evidence that will be presented. Yes, lots of whistleblowers coming forward.
    Yes, we are finally in the boomerang, flip the tables, karma is a bitch, and days of Haman.
    The timeline must have a connecting thread over the last 10 years in order to create Grand Conspiracy to avoid statue of limitations. After Russiagate evidence against the mischief makers will include lawfare against Trump, his family and staff, impeachments, FISA courts, Mueller Report, HRC server, laptops, 2020 elections, dominion voting machines, Jan 6th, ActBlue, autopen, social media censorship,and the Butler event. Plus countries that had a hand in the coups, Canada, Great Britain, Ukraine, China, Serbia.
    Lots of information headed our way and it has to be presented in a way for people to digest and connect the dots.
    Why have so many entities gathered in force in a like mind to prevent Donald Trump from being in the Oval office? What is the glue of this force to continue the attacks, including a physical attack to smear, attempt to bankrupt, invade his personal home, put in jail, and attempt to physically harm him? Is Trump a threat to them or a threat to a system? A system that has been around for centuries with the power rests in the hands of the few. Another name for them would be globalists. To have a NWO financial and political structure it cannot include a Super Power. A Super Power that would upset the apple cart of the current globalists anti-growth agenda and install a governance system that allows cheaper energy and more wealth for the worker. The old system controlled by the British banking maybe on it’s death bed and no longer will have a hand in the Federal Reserve and Wall Street.

    Is there a connection? A couple of months ago a swarm of drones flew deep into Russia and crippled many Russia’s nuclear fleet. Recently there was a 8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake (10 miles deep) that created a tsunami that damaged Rybachiy housing facility of Russia’s Pacific Fleet submarine base. This week President Trump arranged a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the underbelly of Russia. Now it was announced that on August 15th Trump and Putin will have a face to face meeting on American soil once belong to Russia. It appears there will be no EU, no Z, and no Great Britain attending.
    In mid September Donald Trump will be going to UK for a second state dinner with King Charles. Will Trump be giving back the bust of Winston Churchill that has been residing in the Oval office and will King Charles be giving President Trump the Stone of Scone? Just kidding about the Stone of Scone.

    Catherine, In July a 22 year old A’s rookie, Nick Kurtz, had a historic game going 6 for 6, 8 rbi’s, 6 runs scored, and 4 home runs. Young Nick is from Lancaster PA. and his teammates have given him a nickname. “Big Amish”.

    Prayer is good, prayer with repenatance is better, prayer with repentance and fasting is best.

    1. Trump is building the control grid for the globalists. They put him in there – or at least some of the factions. Faction fighting is bad and getting worse. The notion that he is a populist helping the general population is absurd. Populists don’t fund mass atrocities of Americans, the global population and Palestinians on behalf of the mega-rich. Let alone engage in the Trump family grifting.

      Between the Covid shot and the holocaust in Gaza, what is the death count? Many, many millions and growing.

      Since when does promotion of the Manosphere and inverted Bible propaganda make mass attrocity OK-ey dokie – even fashionable and lull grown men into sailing into the digital concentration camp?

      ABSOLUTELY NUTS! At some point if you justify this Bob, then you are helping the killing machine. Since when did poisoning and killing our neighbors become akin to Sunday football?

      Push to publish the Epstein files and sort out the truth from there. Getting to the truth is a journey and you keep moving forward.

      1. Howdy
        Yup, Getting to the truth is a journey and everyday that passes some truth is being exposed on the two coups against a President. But it is not about Trump it was against the American people by a coordinated plan by several power structures working in tandem. We are in a time of cleansing as whistleblowers are coming forward. One came forward to claim that William Barr was working with Jack Smith and Fani Willis in bringing charges against Donald Trump. And it seems that documents have been produced showing Adam Schiff leaking classified information in attempt to harm Trump.

        Is Donald Trump a Globalist, a Neo Con or a Populist? I don’t know, but I do appreciate his agressive approach in stopping the flow of illegals thru our southern border preventing less fentanyl from entering the country. More attention is needed on the border with Canada especially on the border of Michigan and Minnesota as the two governors may be Chinese friendly. I appreciate the recent peace agreements that were arranged by President Trump. This August 15th Trump and Putin will be meeting in Alaska to discuss stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine. Or are they going to discuss another topic that may upset a few of the globalists.

        There are two mega engineer projects have have been discussed for years. One is building a canal thru Nicaragua and the other is to build a land bridge (or tunnel) connecting Russia with Alaska. Maybe Trump and Putin are going to discuss doing a joint Arctic project together. How many times have we heard acquiring Greenland and making Canada the 51st State? One could only imagine the mineral wealth in North Canada.

        If Trump is working for the Globalist building a control grid that would make him a Judas Goat leading the people thru a Temple Grandin corral. Or is he a Mountain Goat that scales sheer cliffs and balances on narrow ledges to allow being avoid predators that maybe close. His first term was filled by backstabbers and it would not surprise me if he does some house cleaning on people working very closely with him.

        If there is a cleansing it has to include Congress, the intel agencies, the big banks, wall street, social media, big pharma, silicon valley, and even A.I. companies.

        It is a war and it is for the marbles.

        1. It is a war and it is for all the marbles.

          What we can judge is completed actions. Trump funded $18 billion to engineer a mass atrocity – and he continues to promote the injections of that mass atrocity to this day. New innocent people are being injured and dying daily – NOW. He helped to lead the shut down of 35% of the small business in America. He approved no audits for DOD and Treasury and FASAB 56. Since coming back in he has taken multiple steps to shut down cash and move to programmable money in an all digital financial system while twisting all of US domestic and foreign policy to support the engineering of a holocaust and ensure that US policy serves the faction happily exterminating people in a holocaust and running a significant percentage of organized crime – all against the best interests of the American people. Not to mention transferring a trillion dollars + of private US citizen data an, IMO, gifting it to said criminal syndicate. While setting a record for personal and family grift that would make Ulysses Grant blush.

          So I am not an enthusiast for the “trust the plan” 5 D Chess propaganda.

          Murder is a crime. Especially when murdering millions. But you have to give the neuroweaponry credit. It can market mass murderers as saviors. Quite a technological feat. So I do not share your enthusiasm for mass murderers – for politicians and their staff who are today going to promote injections that will kill people today, tomorrow and the next day with no end in sight.

          I have to ask you Bob. For the innocent people – a large number of which are children – who are being killed today and tomorrow and for the foreseeable future and their killing is being protected by the current administration and funded with your and my tax dollars, whether in a doctors office in the US or in Palestine – what about them? Do you feel nothing for them or the urgency of stopping the slaughter of innocents?

          1. Catherine, If you are inquiring as a Vietnam Veteran who served with the First Infantry Division in 1967 how do I personally feel as a witness to senseless slaughter of human beings that would be a face to face discussion with you.

      2. Joyce – I have been thinking about this and the time has come to set a few standards. Lengthy religious arguments are not welcome here to justify systemic violations of lawlessness – of killing on scale, land grab and plunder. If you want to support systemic crime or psychopathy, then please give your reasons in a paragraph or less. Try to make it as coherent as possible. No more long religious babbles. If you post, I will delete.

        Our time is precious. Our time is best served by the many posts that help us understand and learn. Fine to speak your mind, just keep it to a paragraph if you are going to pour religious salt water taffy into our gears.

  5. Thank you John and Catherine, I love you both as you convince me by demonstrating the greased lightning impact of the emboldened mega rich and their enablers on the world populations. You could not make this up. It is so deliberate and calculated. The hope is that the working rich will wake up to the wild west around them and allocate some time from the ‘busyness’ as Catherine does, to make a difference, before they too are plundered captured.
    Also being ahead of the curve a cassandra, or ahead of ones time a pioneer, which arouses ridicule, is what the mega rich managers count on – hence the done deal, greased lightning to push change no questions asked.

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