#540: Exposing Operation Chokepoint 2.0 with Caitlin Long

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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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