Why do banks suck?

Banks suck is the reason we started this bankless thing. Not that banks are all bad but they take too much and give to little. They need to be disrupted.

We brought Mel Mattison, author of Quoz, and he’s very clear on what’s wrong with banks.

They’ve become too centralized, unbalanced, short-sighted, corrupt. Power has tilted away from the people and into the hands of a central banking cabal. The relationship between sovereign governments and private banks has become an unholy alliance.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
5:41 Quoz
8:15 Monetary History
19:13 History of Banks
29:27 Banks: The Good
42:17 Banks: The Bad
57:16 The Banking Cabal
1:12:55 The Central Bank Endgame
1:20:56 The Great Taking
1:33:12 How to Prepare
1:42:17 Crypto
1:52:43 Closing & Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

Mel Mattison
https://x.com/melmattison1

Quoz
https://www.melmattison.com/quoz

The Great Taking
https://books.google.pt/books/about/The_Great_Taking.html?id=JzSx0AEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

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Bankless Nation, the question today is: Is the U.S. flipping pro-crypto?

The United States has either been anti-crypto or neutral since the birth of Bitcoin. That’s starting to change. For the first time, we actually have momentum in D.C. There will be many battles ahead, but right now, crypto is making progress.

What would a pro-crypto America look like? What laws do we need to pass to get there? Who do we still need to convince, and how close are we?

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
06:01 Trump's Assasination Attempt
09:28 Thought On VP Nominee JD Vance
12:59 Why is Crypto Important to You?
16:11 Legislation
20:36 Why Didn't Democrats Pivot?
23:32 SAB-121 Status Update
29:03 The Next Generation of Products
34:22 Gensler's SEC
36:52 Election Impact on Crypto

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RESOURCES

Rep French Hill

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