Caitlin Long, Trace Mayer & Tyler Lindholm on Reducing the Size of Government - WBD151
The Peter McCormack Show
Peter McCormack
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2019
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Location: Laramie, Wyoming Date: Friday, 20th September Project: Wyoming Blockchain Coalition + Premier Ark LLC + State of Wyoming Role: Co-Founder + Manager + House District 1 Representative
With technology innovation, there is often a divide between those who embrace it and those who push back against it, especially when it challenges the state. Bitcoin is no different.
Countries like China and India have taken a harsh regulatory stance towards Bitcoin, effectively outlawing it. However, in the U.S, regulators have been more accepting of the technology but the laws that surround Bitcoin vary hugely from state to state.
New York implemented the BitLicense, requiring Bitcoin businesses to comply with a complex bureaucratic process. Many argue that this hasn't improved the space or made it safer, but has deterred companies from operating there.
Wyoming, has seen this as an opportunity and over the past two years have implemented 13 laws to entice Bitcoin-based businesses to the state. While Wyoming is not a state you may consider a natural hub for tech-startups that is exactly what it is becoming, thanks to the libertarian principles of those in power.
In this interview, I sit down with Caitlin Long, Trace Mayer & Tyler Lindholm. We discuss the differences between state and federal laws, the states power to nullify federal laws, cannabis, guns and if U.S politics is really like House of Cards.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the What Bit |
| 0:02.0 | the What Bit |
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| 0:08.0 | Hello there from Los Angeles, how are you all? |
| 0:09.0 | You're good? |
| 0:10.0 | It's been a crazy busy week. |
| 0:11.0 | I've just been out to Wyoming to see how they are pushing for |
| 0:13.8 | Bitcoin-friendly regulations and I had a couple of days in palms rings to |
| 0:17.4 | discuss innovations with leaders in the space, been a busy few days. So anyway |
| 0:21.5 | welcome to the What Bitcoin did podcast which is brought to you by the mighty |
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| 0:27.2 | Today, I've got a monster show. |
| 0:28.8 | This was recorded out in Wyoming. |
| 0:30.4 | It's with Caitlin Long, Trace Mayor and Tyler Lindholb to talk about reducing the size of government, |
| 0:35.0 | but before that I do have a message from my show sponsors. |
| 0:38.0 | So I'm going to be heading out to LA again next month. |
| 0:40.0 | I'm going to be heading out to CIS CIS which is on October the 15th and the |
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