Josh & Dan speak with one of the most well-rounded Bitcoiners on the planet — the always mind-stretching Joe Carlasare. Joe is a commercial litigator by trade who possesses an impressive depth & breadth of knowledge across numerous disciplines, from economics & financial markets to politics & philosophy. A multiple times repeat guest and one of Dan & Josh’s favorite people to speak with.

WE COVER:

• Stoicism
• Recession and unemployment
• Corporate interest costs
• BlackRock ETF - How big a deal is this really?
• Legal & regulatory hurdles for Bitcoin
• SEC vs Coinbase/Binance/Richard Heart/XRP cases
• Operation Choke Point 2.0
• Portfolio suggestions & should anyone ever be 100% allocated to Bitcoin?

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