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“It’s a very strange, almost treasonous, move for the White House to back [crypto], a system seeking to undermine our own currency.” www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

“Crypto has served as a release valve for the pressure the West tried to put on Russia… and that has absolutely extended this war and cost countless lives.”

— @agreenberg.bsky.social

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“In the Welcome to Video case… 337 men around the world were arrested and a couple dozen children were rescued. This was the trap Bitcoin set for people seeking privacy. It turns out Bitcoin is extremely traceable." www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

“Trump saw an opportunity to win the favor of this libertarian community by promising a pardon for [dark web crime lord] Ross Ulbricht… It really worked.”
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“In reality, crypto has just made rich people richer… We don’t see it being adopted by the unbanked… It’s a speculative investment for almost everyone.”
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“It’s important to note that the cypherpunk movement was a very selfish movement… one of their first thoughts was: how do I protect my money from taxation?”
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“Tim May [a pioneer of crypto]… was a racist. He had some fascist tendencies… that is the origin of the movement, even if today it’s more diverse.”
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“It’s a very strange, almost treasonous, move for the White House to back [crypto], a system seeking to undermine our own currency.” www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

“It’s become almost like a partisan issue where we see MAGA and the White House enriching themselves with crypto: the opposite of the progressive tool for the unbanked it was promised to be.”

— @agreenberg.bsky.social

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“Crypto has served as a release valve for the pressure the West tried to put on Russia… and that has absolutely extended this war and cost countless lives.”

— @agreenberg.bsky.social

www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...