#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 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/