In this episode we discusses the political landscape of Bitcoin, focusing on Trump’s recent Bitcoin-friendly stance and its implications. We explore the need for a Democratic Bitcoin strategy, the importance of grassroots education, and how Bitcoin aligns with progressive values, emphasizing its potential for global financial inclusion and environmental benefits. In a crucial election year, these issues, and bitcoin education for everyone, including progressives and democrats, is more important than ever.
My guest today is Jason Maier. Jason is a high school math teacher, educator, and author of “A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin.”
Yes, crypto assets is another thing the Democrats cede to the libertarian right. Their abstemiousness risks the politicization on factional grounds. Not every crypto holder is a Mises quoting, Ayn Rand reading, tax avoiding weirdo.
Glad somebody else sees this. I am a straight (D) voter down the whole ticket, I vote in primaries, I’m fine with paying taxes, and I also care a lot about crypto legislation. I vote on policy, not party. My key vote determiners are:
Right now, the Ds have a hard lock on #1 so I won’t be able to bring myself to vote for an R candidate for years until they do a serious purge of the MAGA lunacy. But once they come through their existential crisis and a new party is born? If Rs are doing #1 and are the only ones who will protect my right to use cryptocurrency? The only ones who will oppose a CBDC (central bank digital currency)? Imma start voting for them.
Roughly 25% of Americans own cryptocurrency, that numbers grows every year. When you own crypto, you start caring about government overreach in that area. Just like when you become a homeowner, you suddenly start caring about zoning and what’s going on in your backyard. Crypto has PACs now, they’re becoming a factor in elections, last primary season a single PAC spent $100 mil.