#540: Exposing Operation Chokepoint 2.0 with Caitlin Long

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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