#540: Exposing Operation Chokepoint 2.0 with Caitlin Long

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast - A podcast by Marty Bent

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Marty sits down with Caitlin Long to discuss how Elizabeth Warren and crew kicked off financial panic by targeting crypto banks. Caitlin on Twitter: https://x.com/CaitlinLong_ Custodia: https://custodiabank.com/ Paul Clement amicus brief: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322.10011074966.0.pdf Custodia brief: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322.148.0.pdf 0:00 - Intro 1:39 - Overview on the Silvergate situation 6:13 - First highlight from the document 10:23 - Recap on Silvergate from the beginning 15:50 - River & Unchained 17:05 - Why crypto banks are targeted 22:35 - Stories from the legal frontline 25:17 - Architects of Choke Point 2.0 and the damage they caused 39:11 - Will justice be served? 45:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 47:06 - Crypto was the target and taxpayers felt the pain 54:51 - Political possibilities 1:03:34 - Pushing back on state overreach 1:13:46 - Clearing the way for mining 1:16:49 - The banks can't handle bitcoin 1:20:25 - Get the word out Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/