#540: Exposing Operation Chokepoint 2.0 with Caitlin Long
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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
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