Memorial Weekend Special 2
The John Fugelsang Podcast
Crossover Media Group
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
John interviews New York Times bestselling author Jacob Silverman about his new piece in The Nation "Rise of the Crypto Keepers" which chronicles how the cryptocurrency industry continues to evade regulation. Then, he interviews journalist Candice Bernd about her latest investigative piece in The Nation "Texas' Crypto-Mining Racket" where she claims public officials are propping up a Texas Bitcoin boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution. Then finally, John chats with democratic strategist Max Burns about his newest piece for The Hill called "Trump Can’t Wake Up from His Economic Nightmare".
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| 1:01.8 | I'm John Fuglesang. |
| 1:02.8 | So, cryptocurrency was hyped as a revolution in finance. |
| 1:07.2 | Democrats embraced the industry early on, despite its many dubious promises. However, it has |
| 1:12.6 | evolved a bit. The libertarians are all over it. As you know, MAGA has changed it into something |
| 1:17.1 | very different. Cryptocurrency is now a powerful political force. It's a hotbed of fraud. It's a |
| 1:21.8 | shadow financial system. And it has already begun to completely reshape American politics. |
| 1:27.0 | I am so pleased to welcome Jacob |
| 1:28.8 | Silverman, journalist, author of Terms of Service, Social Media, and the Price of Constant Connection, |
| 1:33.9 | and co-author of the bestseller, Easy Money, Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden |
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