"Banks are highly regulated public-private partnerships in an environment where new charters are excruciatingly hard to obtain, and as such remain de facto arms of the state. It has been and remains trivial to deputize them to carry out political objectives. If there was any doubt, it\u2019s now evident that the Obama administration and its successor in Biden\u2019s regime are comfortable circumventing the First Amendment by engaging nominally private companies to do their dirty work." \u2014 Nic Carter\n\nToday we take a look at the extra-judicial attack happening to the Bitcoin and Crypto space, an attempt to use the controlling, centralized financial system to remove the rights of the politically unfavorable. Operation Choke Point is back in full swing, and now has its crosshairs on crypto. What does this mean, where might things be heading, and what can we do about it? All this and more in today's episode, with a lengthy "Guy's Rant" to follow," enjoy! XD\n\nCheck out the original article at PirateWires.com:\nhttps://www.piratewires.com/p/crypto-choke-point#footnote-anchor-1-101709817\n\nGuy's Nostr Pubkey: npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev\nCode BITCOINAUDIBLE gets 10% off your Bitcoin2023 tickets!\n\nDon't forget to check out our amazing sponsors:\n\u2022 The Swan IRA is live! Follow the link to find out how to get your tax free retirement funds, securely allocated to Bitcoin! The best place to onboard a true Bitcoiner - Stack sats automatically, withdraw automatically, and learn or get help from the best team of Bitcoiners out there with Swan Bitcoin. (https://swanbitcoin.com/guy)\n\u2022 Gets sats back every time you dump fiat at a store, to pay your bills, everything in your fiat life pays you sats with the Fold Debit Card and FoldApp. 20,000 FREE SATS! at (https://bitcoinaudible.com/fold)\n\u2022 Dive into the Bitcoin only wallet, the cypherpunk calculator, with the NEW Coldcard Q1! A company that has built secure Bitcoin products for nearly a decade. Code BITCOINAUDIBLE gets 9% off the ColdCard! (https://bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard)\n\n------------------------------------\n"We are fast approaching the stage\u2026where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission." \u2014 Ayn Rand\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message