Financial Controls to Tighten as our “Leader”-Puppets are Steering towards World War Three
The first steps towards capital controls indicate that the EU is serious about wartime mobilisation and the digital Gulag.
Sep 04, 2026
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Den Haag. 4 September 2026. In the last two weeks a growing number of observers became aware that the European Union is going to make it harder for citizens of its member states to move their money abroad – as we had warned in earlier reports such as here and here. Meanwhile, the German government as well as the European Union regime re-affirmed their intention to take control of people’s bank deposits: on 27 August 2026, Ursula von der Leyen stated in a speech at a convention of entrepreneurs in Paris (Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France) that “Europe has savings. Unfortunately those savings are lazy. EUR 10 trillion of household savings are today kept in bank accounts.”
Von der Leyen said that she wants to take control of some of these savings and put them to “better” use. She also mentioned that these savings should not be invested abroad. The E300 billion in capital outflows to the US would henceforth be invested in Europe, von der Leyen suggested.
Either von der Leyen is ignorant of how the financial system works – of course bank deposits are never sitting idle, since they are claims on banks that were originally invented by banks when they extended loans, which in turn have been injected into the economy as credit, and which have actually increased the circulating money supply on a net basis. You can even argue that putting your money in the bank is a Christian duty, based on the parable of the servants and the talents, to at least earn some interest (although it does not apply to current accounts in many countries).
Alternatively, von der Leyen is well aware of how the system works, but is using rhetoric to once again blame banks for the dramatically deteriorating economic situation in the eurozone. Yet, the dire economic situation is only due to two institutions: the EU Commission and its excessive penchant for over-regulation, producing thousands of new pages of restrictive legislation a year that crush businesses, including banks – and which Commission is headed by none other than von der Leyen. And secondly the one bank that bears responsibility for the overall economy, can manipulate economic growth and which has control over the banking system, the European Central Bank – another unaccountable and supranational European institution that is above the law and that cannot be influenced by any European government or the decisions of any democratic assembly in Europe.
Either way, this does not augur well for the economies in Europe.
Meanwhile, the European Commission circulated an official English translation of von der Leyen’s speech, using the less inflammatory expression “those savings are sitting idle”. Yet, the French original wording was
« Mais l’Europe a de l’épargne. Malheureusement, cette épargne est paresseuse. 10 mille milliards d’euros d’épargne des ménages restent aujourd’hui sur des dépôts bancaires. »
And when I enter the English words “But Europe has savings. Unfortunately those savings are lazy” into the translation engine Deepl.com, it does use the French word “paresseuse” to translate “lazy”.
The first step towards capital controls from January 2027
Around the same time, many commentators had noticed that, while not much covered by the mainstream media, Germany had quietly adopted the latest stack of new EU laws on bank regulation, named CRD 6 (capital requirements directive number VI), which further expand the already massive regime of capital requirement-based bank regulations, as documented in CRD 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 – all of which have failed to deliver their declared goal of stable growth without crises and without inflation. (That’s because the central planners in fact have the goal to create cycles and crises, as I had warned a quarter century ago in my speeches on “Central Bank Risk”).
Specifically, commentators noted that the German parliament had adopted EU legislation concerning bank regulations in January 2026 (an amendment to KWG – the Law for the Credit System), published in the official German law gazette in March 2026, and which has since been effective. This new legislation will from January 2027 make it harder for banks from outside the EU to actively do business in Germany (and other EU countries, as it rescinds prior exemptions and permissions granted, for instance, to Swiss banks, allowing them to raise deposits in Germany. From January 2027 they will need to obtain German authorisation for a branch in Germany. This will thus likely reduce the offerings of foreign bank account services available to German savers, especially from independent small banks. Opening an account with a Swiss bank has been likely the single most popular way for German savers to diversify their money out of the eurozone and out of the EU.
BOX: CRD 6 raises financial borders around the EU – The reduced offerings of foreign bank accounts and foreign loans to EU savers
The original 60-page legislation to further expand on earlier bank regulations is known as “CRD 6”, which is EU Directive 2024/1619. Unlike EU Regulations, which are immediately law in all EU member countries after they had been written by the European Commission – the de facto joint legislative and executive of the undemocratic EU area, since the European Parliament has no power to make laws and only rubberstamps the laws produced by the dictatorial Commission – “Directives” from the European Commission have to be adopted by passing through the various national assemblies. Having been issued by Brussels in 2024, already in August 2025 the German Ministry of Finance published its draft laws implementing this Directive. The consultation period already ended on 9 September, thus not even allowing one whole month of what is called “public consultation” – reflecting the EU disdain for the electorate – after which the final draft was presented fairly immediately to both German chambers of parliament, where they were swiftly rubber-stamped. The final implementation was published on 30 March 2026, despite the rapid waving through the democratic assemblies two months after the Commission-proscribed deadline of 10 January 2026. The German law implementing CRD 6 is the Banking Directive Implementation and Bureaucracy Relief Act (Bankenrichtlinienumsetzungs- und Bürokratieentlastungsgesetz – BRUBEG). This Orwellian name for a further expansion of bureaucracy only provides relief for the bureaucrats so keen on further bureaucracy.
CRD 6 is of course the latest expansion of EU banking regulation, which had reached massive levels already with the CRD 4 regime.
The main concern of CRD 6 is regulating access of banks from countries that are not members of the EU or European Economic Area (EEA, which is the EU plus Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway).
Before CRD 6 and its new German adoption, the German bank regulators could issue exemptions from licensing requirements in Germany if they were from countries considered to provide equivalent standards of bank regulation – and Switzerland was considered such case. The new German laws implementing CRD 6 mean that the German regulator, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) must now revoke existing exemptions for banks from non-EU countries, such as Switzerland, as all non-EU banks that offer bank deposit services or loans (as well as factoring, mortgages, commercial transaction financing, guarantees including letters of credit) in Germany must from January 2027 possess a branch in Germany that has a German banking license.
There remains ample ambiguity, as EU Commission legislation is mostly written by City of London lawyers and their tradition of writing laws is less systematic and logical than is the historical practice in continental European law. So it is not clear to what extent technical factors-such as the “governing law of a facility agreement, the place of execution, or whether the setting up of a disbursement account is within the EU” – might be seen as providing core banking services in a Member State.
There are exemptions: Legacy contracts are excluded, if signed (and bank deposit accounts opened) before 11 July 2026. Moreover, reverse solicitation remains possible – when an EU customer or counterparty unilaterally requests services, on their own exclusive initiative. However, no direct or indirect marketing is allowed, including through affiliates or third parties. Moreover, only the specific service requested by the customer is covered. These strict limitations of this exemption in practice means that many non-EU banks, and their compliance departments, will decide not to offer deposit accounts to German customers if they have not yet obtained a German banking license (which is not a small matter). Also excluded are asset management and securities brokerage services (“MiFID investment services” and ancillary activities), although the MiFID authorisation is required, rendering this exemption also narrowly proscribed. Finally, interbank and intra-group transactions are also exempted.
So no doubt with this Directive, the EU is limiting the options for EU-residents to move their funds outside the control and reach of the EU. Since bank deposits opened after 11 July 2026 are already covered, there is a chance smaller, independent non-EU banks will inform account holders that they will close them.
Comparison at a glance
Element Soddy’s framework Fair Share Tax Act 2026 (FSTA) Werner’s analysis Core focus Distinguish real wealth vs financial claims; stop exponential debt Tax and constrain fictitious financial churn; protect productive activity Show tightening controls, asset seizure, and digital prison around bank deposits Money vs credit Only sovereign money is “real”; bank credit is layered claims Treat genuine money/production differently from speculative leverage Highlights that deposits are already bank‑created credit, not “idle savings” Main risk Exponential growth of debt and claims outpacing real output $258T+ of “Fairy Dust” claims churning $10–$20Q/year Capital controls, CBDC, CRD6, bail‑ins, asset freezes as response to systemic fragility Remedy Restore sovereign issuance; cap credit growth Tax the creation of fictitious claims; redirect flows to real investment Move assets outside control grid; expose totalitarian architecture 1. What Werner proves about “Fairy Dust”
Werner’s piece is basically a field report from inside the emerging digital control grid:
“Europe has savings. Unfortunately those savings are lazy. EUR 10 trillion of household savings are today kept in bank accounts.”
He then shows those “savings” are already bank‑created credit, and the EU’s response is not to fix the system, but to lock it down:
“The new German laws implementing CRD 6 mean… all non‑EU banks that offer bank deposit services or loans… must from January 2027 possess a branch in Germany that has a German banking license.”
That’s capital control. Add to that:
- Bail‑in regimes and “resolution authorities” that can seize deposits.
- CBDC as “central bank digital control currency” with programmable restrictions.
- Real‑time e‑invoicing and digital identity as building blocks of a “digital prison.”
Werner is showing the political reaction to a system drowning in fictitious claims: instead of admitting the math is broken, they tighten the cage.
2. How much “Fairy Dust” is actually out there?
Using current global data:
- Broad money (M2) ≈ $100–$144T.
- Global wealth ≈ $470–$600T (real estate, stocks, bonds, businesses).
- Derivatives notional now exceeds $1.3 quadrillion in 2026.
That last number is the heart of your $258T “Fairy Dust” + $10–$20Q churn” framing:
- Notional derivatives are claims layered on claims, not spendable money.
- Their market value is “only” ≈$20–$30T, but the exposure web is built on $1.3Q of contracts.
In Soddy’s language: this is hyper‑exponential financial claim growth sitting on top of a real economy of ≈$110T GDP and ≈$470–$600T wealth.
Your $258T “Fairy Dust” is a conservative slice of that fictitious layer—synthetic leverage, rehypothecated collateral, and opaque OTC positions—whose annual turnover easily reaches $10–$20 quadrillion when you add:
- Daily FX ($7.5T/day)
- High‑frequency derivatives trading
- Repo and collateral chains
The exact number is less important than the ratio: claims vs real output.
3. Soddy vs Werner: same disease, different vantage point
Soddy looked at the system as a physicist:
- Real wealth grows linearly.
- Debt and financial claims grow exponentially.
- Eventually, the exponential must be written down, inflated away, or seized.
Werner is documenting the seizure phase:
“Germany has already imposed punitive taxes on those entrepreneurs wanting to leave the country… reminiscent of Hitler’s capital flight tax.”
“Fullest control over your money will be seized when central bank digital currencies are introduced…”
Where Soddy warned that exponential claims would force totalitarian controls, Werner is showing those controls being built—CRD6, CBDC, e‑invoicing, sanctions, asset freezes.
Same math. Different decade.
4. Where the Fair Share Tax Act 2026 fits in
FSTA is your counter‑architecture to Werner’s “digital gulag”:
- Soddy’s diagnosis: stop exponential claim growth.
- FSTA’s mechanism: tax the creation of fictitious claims and rehypothecated leverage, not the wages and production of ordinary people.
- Werner’s warning: if you don’t change the math, they will change the rules—capital controls, CBDC, bail‑ins.
So:
- Werner shows how far the system will go to protect $1.3Q of derivatives and $258T+ of Fairy Dust.
- Soddy explains why it’s mathematically doomed.
- FSTA gives a legislative way out:
- Slow and shrink fictitious claims.
- Redirect flows into real investment.
- Restore sovereign, non‑interest money for public goods.
In Ellen Brown’s words:
“Congress has the constitutional power to issue sovereign money directly – interest-free and debt-free… viable precedents are available for implementing that policy without driving up consumer prices.”
FSTA is the control knob on Fairy Dust; sovereign money is the replacement fuel.
5. Direct, simple conclusion you can quote
- Werner proves the system is moving to lock in deposits and surveil every transaction because the financial claim structure is unstable.
- Soddy proves the instability is baked into the math: exponential debt vs finite real output.
- Global data proves the fictitious layer (derivatives, synthetic leverage, rehypothecated credit) now sits in the hundreds of trillions to over a quadrillion range, dwarfing real money and GDP.
- The Fair Share Tax Act 2026 is the missing piece: it targets the exponential “Fairy Dust” layer, protects genuine money and production, and pairs with sovereign issuance to reform the system instead of imprisoning the public inside it
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