THIS IS REVOLUTION>podcast Ep. 165: Bitcoin Billionaire Boondoggle w/ Matt Binder

For its advocates, especially on the libertarian right, cryptocurrency has been presented as a disruptive and even emancipatory technological development. Due to their decentralized nature, cryptocurrencies are often thought of as a threat to the hegemony of both traditional banks and the nation-state. However, are these claims true?   How does cryptocurrency function?   And to what extent do the great promises made by cryptocurrency’s supporters merely set regular people up to be the victims of a new generation of online fraudsters?   About Matt Binder: Digital media creator. Video producer, writer, and journalist. Specializing in politics, tech, comedy, and viral content.   You can catch Matt on his show Doomed here: https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewBinder   You can watch Matt on the Majority Report here: https://www.youtube.com/user/SamSeder   Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland The Dispatch on Zero Books (video essay series): https://youtu.be/nSTpCvIoRgw Medium: https://jasonmyles.medium.com/kill-the-poor-f9d8c10bc33d Pascal Robert's Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/Pascal Robert Get THIS IS REVOLUTION Merch here: www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com