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Unchained is running its annual survey to better serve you.\nPlease answer our annual survey here.\nVivek Ramaswamy is likely the biggest supporter of crypto among the current crop of presidential candidates. But his enthusiasm comes not from an inherent love of the technology or its principles themselves, but a dissatisfaction with what he calls the \u201cadministrative state\u201d that\u2019s stifled innovation in a number of important industries, crypto among them.\xa0\nOn this episode of Unchained, Ramaswamy discusses his radical plan to slash the number of people working at federal agencies; his three-point crypto policy plan based on the freedom to code as a protected form of expression, the freedom of financial self-reliance, and the freedom to innovate free from regulatory overreach; why the current orientation of the U.S. government towards regulation of the crypto industry by enforcement isn\u2019t helping anyone; his plans to stabilize the U.S. dollar by pegging it to a basket of commodities that could eventually include Bitcoin; why he\u2019s so opposed to central bank digital currencies; and what industries he thinks could benefit from the use of blockchain technology.\n\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\nShow highlights:\n\nhow Vivek, who has a background in biotech, fell down the \u201ccrypto rabbit hole\u201d\n\nhow the administrative branch of government doesn't work like it's supposed to, according to Vivek\n\nwhy he believes the government poses a threat to the future of crypto\n\nhow he would respond to a situation in which the code of a smart contract is exploited\n\nhow Vivek would prevent the use of crypto for illicit ends\n\nwhy he thinks that the current status quo in terms of crypto regulation is the \u201cworst of all worlds\u201d\n\nVivek\u2019s plan to stabilize the U.S. dollar by pegging it to a basket of commodities, potentially including Bitcoin\n\nwhy he is so against the creation of a central bank digital currency in the U.S.\n\nhow blockchain technology can be used to help the U.S. maintain its technological supremacy\n\nThank you to our sponsors!\n\nArbitrum Foundation\n\nPhemex\n\nPopcorn Network\n\nGuest\n\n\nVivek Ramaswamy, 2024 U.S. Presidential Candidate\n\nVivek on The Chopping Block: Why Vivek Ramaswamy Wants Less Crypto Regulation\n\n\nLinks\n\n\nOriginal speech unveiling his crypto policy plan at the North American Blockchain Summit 2023\n\nUnchained: GOP Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Makes the Case for Reduced Crypto Regulation\n\n\n\nBloomberg: Ramaswamy\u2019s Crypto Deregulation Plan Is Scaring the Industry\n\n\nCoinDesk: Ramaswamy Shares Crypto Plan, Making Him the Only GOP Candidate Who Has One\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices