Sarah Knafo: Why a French MEP Is Fighting for Bitcoin Inside the EU
From Bitcoin.com News Interviews by Bitcoin.com
May 28, 2026 · 30 min
About this episode
French MEP Sarah Knafo discusses Bitcoin, financial freedom, and the implications of the digital euro in Europe.
Bank accounts frozen. Bitcoin entrepreneurs kidnapped. A digital euro that could track how you spend money.French MEP Sarah Knafo joins Bitcoin.com News to discuss Bitcoin, financial freedom, banking censorship, the digital euro, and Europe’s growing economic and political challenges.Recorded at Paris Blockchain Week, Knafo explains why she defended Bitcoin inside the European Parliament, how frozen bank accounts changed her view on money, and why she believes Europe risks becoming a “digital colony” dependent on US infrastructure.We also discuss:• Bitcoin and monetary sovereignty• The dangers of the digital euro• Banking censorship and frozen accounts• Stablecoins and dollar dominance• Rising wrench attacks targeting Bitcoin entrepreneurs in Paris• Why French innovators are leaving for Dubai and Singapore“If you control the money, you control the people.”Follow BitcoinNews on Spotify for more Bitcoin, crypto, and macro interviews.
People in this episode
Host: Bitcoin.com
Guest: Sarah Knafo
Topics covered
- Bitcoin
- financial freedom
- banking censorship
- digital euro
- economic challenges
- monetary sovereignty
- stablecoins
Keywords
- Bitcoin
- financial freedom
- banking censorship
- digital euro
- economic challenges
- stablecoins
- wrench attacks
- monetary sovereignty
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Places: France, European Parliament, Dubai, Singapore
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