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Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson discuss all things Bitcoin.
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Coming to you from the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village, Academical is the official podcast of the Virginia Policy Review (VPR). The podcast is staffed by the Master of Public Policy students at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia (UVA). VPR is not a part of or an agency of UVA. It is an independent organization responsible for managing its own activities and affairs. UVA does not direct, supervise, or control VPR and is not res ...
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The Increasing Need for Decentralized Systems with C.J. Wilson & Josh Olszewicz
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz delve into the recent bank closures and their impact on the crypto space. The issues raised from these closures are not unique, and people are looking for someone to blame. Olszewicz states, “I believe the FED plays a big role in this because they had to catch up af…
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The Evolving Importance of Bitcoin Mining w/ Troy Cross, C.J. Wilson & Josh Olszewicz
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz are joined by an expert in the crypto space, Troy Cross. He is an academic philosopher and has been a Bitcoiner since 2011. He also describes himself as an environmentalist and is not afraid of controversy. Cross discusses his opinions on ESG and believes that its c…
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Industry Products and Mining Challenges w/ C.J. Wilson & Josh Olszewicz
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz begin by discussing the recent arrest of the founder of the Russian exchange, Bitzlato. Recent reports suggest Bitzlato had ties with a Russian darknet market Hydra, and the company only ever had $11,000 in their wallets. Wilson and Olszewicz go on to discuss the sk…
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Fed Funds Rate and the iPhone of Bitcoin w/ C.J. Wilson & Josh Olszewicz
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz discuss how the sausage is made internationally, why there is no pivot coming to save us, and how fast food could be the next big winner. Olszewicz discussed how many people are coming to the realization of just how much power the fed has, which is much more than pe…
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SBF Taken into Custody, CPI, FOMC, Inflation & More w/ C.J. Wilson & Josh Olszewicz
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz discuss the big update of the FTX case. The wheels of justice are slowly turning, and Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested by the Bahamian Department of Justice. The United States Department of Justice is sending a petition to extradite him, which is predicted to hap…
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FTX Contagion Slowly Being Revealed w/ C.J. Wilson & Josh Olszewicz
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz discuss the massive shake in the crypto industry. The pain we have been seeing since this summer is still in circulation with the latest casualty of the FTX blow up. SBF is a great example of what not to do. Many people were skeptical of the speed his enterprises we…
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The Bitcoin User Experience Is Still In Its Infancy w/ Josh Olszewicz & C.J. Wilson
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In this episode of “Bitcoin Bottom Line,” hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz discuss how the “sausage is made” internationally, why there is no pivot coming to save us and how fast food could be the next big winner for investors. Olszewics discussed how many people are coming to the realization of just how much power the Federal Reserve wields, w…
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz are joined by special guest Mike Hobart. He is an author of Bitcoin Magazine, a seed oil disrespecter, and a former United States military member. Wilson, Olszewicz, and Hobart open the episode by talking about what is currently happening in the investing space. Ols…
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44. Bitcoin Mining Removes Methane From The Atmosphere w/ Josh Olszewicz, C.J. Wilson & Daniel Batten
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In this week’s episode of “Bitcoin Bottom Line,” hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz are joined by special guest Daniel Batten to discuss bitcoin mining using organic materials. Batten is an expert on methane and explains the benefits of bioavailable energy. “If you are taking your power source, such as natural gas that would otherwise stay in the…
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43 Bitcoin Is A Safety Net w/ Josh Olszewicz & C.J. Wilson
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz discuss the current worldwide events. Wilson discusses how Bitcoin has recently been a safety net. Olszewicz states that “currencies appear to be collapsing on the government's management. Japan and England have been a complete mess.” The pound is currently at an al…
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42 How to survive a Bearmarket /w Josh Olszewicz & C.J. Wilson
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C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz of Bitcoin Bottom Line discuss how to survive in a Bear Market in this week's episode. In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz discuss how to survive in choppy markets. There is currently a large amount of volatility in the crypto space which could be unsettling for new cryp…
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41 The Energy Crisis and Bitcoin w/ C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz
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C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz of Bitcoin Bottom Line discuss Off-grid and gas miners Nordstream energy issues in this week's episode. #bitcoin #Crypto #Valkyrie #BBL #Bitcoinbottomline Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValkyrieFunds Instagram: https://instagram.com/valkyrie.invest... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valk... Facebook:…
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40 Coding bitcoin at a young age w/ Daniela Brozzoni
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz interview Daniela Brozzoni a young bitcoin coder. In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz interview Daniela Brozzoni, a young bitcoin coder. Brozzoni has recently been working on a library for building wallets called BDK (…
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38 Is the Bitcoin Bottom In? How To Navigate the Bitcoin Market w/ Josh Olszewicz
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz are covering the down market and sell pressures. They begin discussing the crypto bear market, Wilson starts “We are in a bit of a spin right now… What a lot of people want to figure out is how do you find a bottom and what affects the bottom but I think that is may…
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39 The Financialization of Bitcoin w/ Alyse Killeen
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In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz are joined by Alyse Killeen, founder and managing partner of Stillmark. #Bitcoin #Crypto #c.j.wilson #JoshOlszewicz #Valkyrie #BBL #Bitcoinbottomline #Killeen #Alysekilleen #Stillmark Wilson begins by asking, “Having some focus or a lot of focus on Bitcoin makes you…
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37 The Life of a Bitcoin Core Developer w/ Gloria Zhao
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37 The Life of a Bitcoin Core Developer w/ Gloria Zhao In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz are joined by Gloria Zhao, a Bitcoin core dev to break down the behind the scenes action of a developer. Wilson begins by asking “what got you into Bitcoin in the first place?” To which Zhao responds, “... There…
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Is Bitcoin the Key to save yourself from Inflation w/ Josh Olszewicz In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J. Wilson and Josh Olszewicz are discussing the latest in the Crypto space and the Bipartisan Responsible Payments Innovation bill. Wilson begins by discussing the New York state bill that focuses on Bitcoin mining, “Its kinda…
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35 Bitcoin Policy Institute w/ Matthew Pines
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Bitcoin Policy Institute w/ Matthew Pines In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson are joined by guest Matthew Pines, a managing consultant at Krebs Stamos and National Security fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Wilson begins by asking Matthew, “What is the discovery path to Bitcoin?” To that, Pines …
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34 Does Bitcoin need regulation? w/ Yankun Guo
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BBL Ep 33 Exec Summary: In this week’s episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, hosts C.J Wilson and Josh Oszelwicz are joined by guest Yunkun Guo, a corporate and financial regulations attorney at Ice Miller, to discuss crypto regulations and the intersections of law and cryptocurrency. Guo’s interests lie in bridging the gap between technology and law, sh…
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33 The Case for Athletes to Buy Bitcoin w/ Josh Olszewicz
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This week on The Bitcoin Bottom Line, Co-host C.J. Wilson met with Josh Olszewicz, Head of Research at Valkyrie, to discuss macro-finance and its link to Bitcoin. The conversation was kicked off by Olszewicz sharing the kinds of markets in which he was involved before his introduction to Bitcoin. Olszewicz discusses his interest in the technology a…
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32 The Quality Of Life Is Defined By Energy w/ Harry Sudock
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This week on The Bitcoin Bottom Line, Co-hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson met with Harry Sudock, Vice President of Strategy and Management at GRIID Mining. This episode was filmed live at the Bitcoin 22 Conference in Miami, and the conversation was kicked off with a discussion on the friendliness of their fellow conference-goers. McClurg explai…
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31 You need to secure your bitcoin w/ Jameson Lopp
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Jameson Lopp, one of the foremost experts in bitcoin security, joins Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson on this week’s Bitcoin Bottom Line episode from an undisclosed location. Lopp is the co-founder and CTO of bitcoin security provider Casa. They kick off the episode discussing Lopp’s anonymity, how he has been avoiding public appearances, and the imp…
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30 The Brandolini Effect Explained w/ Mike Hobart
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Mike Hobart returns for Episode 30 with C.J. Wilson, co-host of Bitcoin Bottom Line, for a live broadcast from the Bitcoin 22 conference. The two begin by discussing the conference and meeting Bitcoin celebrities, and the approaching one year anniversary of El Salvadorian adoption. “El Salvador making the move was like the one person willing to go …
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29 Professional Wrestler is Bullish On Bitcoin w/ Summer Rae
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Professional Wrestler is Bullish On Bitcoin w/ Summer Rae This time, co-hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson are joined by horse racer, nascar driver, wrestler, and bitcoiner Summer Rae. She also holds an executive position at Hedge, a wire transfer program to set up your accounts so you can get paid in bitcoin. Rae is one of the top women in the W…
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28 Protecting Bitcoin Mining w/ Nick Hansen
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In this week’s Bitcoin Bottom Line episode, Co-hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson are joined by guest Nick Hansen, CEO of Luxor, and Valkyrie’s Head of Research Josh Olszewicz. Luxor is one of the top 10 bitcoin mining pools in the world. They have a Hash Rate Index, and through that they are aiming to provide great data about the mining ecosyste…
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Professor Daniel Player, University of Virginia
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Host Gary Christensen interviews Professor Daniel Player of UVA, who dives into his time in the private sector working on research projects for government contracts and discusses how public-private partnerships influence policy creation.
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27 Bitcoin and Gaming w/ Desiree Dickerson
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On this episode of “Bitcoin Bottom Line,” hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson are joined by Josh Olszewicz from Valkyrie and Desiree Dickerson who has experience in the Bitcoin space in a nontraditional way. She is coming from Lightning Labs and is now CEO and Co-Founder of THNDR Games. Dickerson opens by sharing about THNDR Game’s strategy for ga…
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Host Aidan Doud interviews CNN Pentagon correspondent Ellie Kaufman about National Security reporting and her road to becoming a journalist.
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26 The Impact of Biden's Executive Order On Crypto
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On this episode of “Bitcoin Bottom Line,” hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson are joined by Josh Olszewics from Valkyrie. They open by discussing the new crypto executive order. Bitcoiners have been hearing about the possibility of a crypto related executive order over the past few months and many have been pulling coins off exchanges, coing-joini…
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25 Governmental Bitcoin Adoption w/ Congressional Candidate Taylor Burks
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On this episode of “Bitcoin Bottom Line,” hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson are joined by congressional candidate Taylor Burks. #Bitcoin #Crypto #TaylorBurks Burks grew up on a fifth generation cattle farm in Missouri. After graduating as a first generation college student, he joined the United States Navy over 15 years ago where he is now a Lie…
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24 Understanding Bitcoin's Energy Consumption w/ Mike Hobart
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On this episode of “Bitcoin Bottom Line,” host C.J. Wilson is joined by veteran and contributor to Bitcoin Magazine, Mike Hobart. Wilson and Hobart share similar backgrounds in exercise, physiology, and kinesiology. Hobart’s journey started in 2013 when he joined the military. He gives credit to the book, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl f…
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Professor Ben Castleman, Nudge4Solutions Lab, University of Virginia
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Host Gary Christensen interviews Professor Ben Castleman, founder and director of the Nudge4Solutions lab at UVA about college enrollment, student loans, and the future of higher education.
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On this episode of Bitcoin Bottom Line, host Steven McClurg is joined by Greg Foss and Josh Olszewics to discuss bonds. Steven and Greg met while being co-investors in the same company that is responsible for bringing ETFs into Canada. This company gave people in Canada comfort that a spot Bitcoin ETF will work and cannot be manipulated. #Bitcoin #…
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Host Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson open the episode by talking about international bitcoin adoption. Wilson asks McClurg if he believes the criticism that leaders of countries face will diminish after more countries begin to adopt Bitcoin. McClurg does not anticipate this to change. He recognizes that “a lot of people that come into power and want…
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Mary Kate Cary, Former White House Speechwriter
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Host Aidan Doud interviews Miller Center Communications Lecturer Mary Kate Cary as the White House speechwriter for former President George HW Bush. They discuss the politics of speechwriting in the Oval Office.
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Hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson discuss regional and digital banks with the CEO of Fourth Capital, Brian Heinrichs. Fourth Capital believes in combining digital tools with the human touch. They strive to be a type of bank that has never been built before with their creativity, ideas, process, and customer service. Heinrichs explains that Fourt…
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Hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson meet for another episode of the Bitcoin Bottom Line to discuss bonds and crypto. Wilson opens by asking McClurg what changes he has seen in the bond market. McClurg states that when it comes to bond yields, the FED tightens and makes it more expensive to borrow. More prominent institutional investors must have a…
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Host C.J. Wilson opens the episode by talking about the mystery of Bitcoin’s fixed supply. There are only twenty-one million Bitcoins that will ever exist, giving folks a grasp on how much Bitcoin there will be in supply at any given time. In May 2022, the block issuance went from eighteen hundred to nine hundred. People did not know how to address…
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Host and Valkyrie CIO, Steven McClurg, met via livestream with five special guests, all experts in the Bitcoin space. Bitcoiner C.J. Wilson begins the round table discussion about the hopes and expectations of the new year. Wilson gives a short recap of the terrible flood attacks, adoption of Bitcoin from El Salvador, creation of the Bitcoin Footba…
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Host C.J. Wilson joins us again for a solo episode to break down the topic of Open Source. Open Source says that everything about Bitcoin must have visibility and auditability, meaning that anyone, including average non-coders, has access to download the entire language. This encourages folks to participate in an open socratic manner, having conver…
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Host C.J.Wilson goes solo for a short informational episode answering the question, “What is a Miner?” Wilson explains that a “miner” is an “asic”, and shows what one looks like in the video version of this episode (on Youtube). It’s a 30 pound shoe box shaped machine with fans and plugins that connects to your laptop. After purchasing the asic, th…
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Host StevenMcClurg and Founder of Tron , Justin Sun, meet over zoom for an episode discussing all things Blockchain. The two discuss meeting at Satoshi Roundtable in Mexico, and how the event was affected by the Covid-19 virus. Sun explains how he got into Bitcoin back in 2013, and the inaccessibility of the cryptocurrency in China back at that tim…
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15 With Black Bitcoin Billionaire's Lamar Wilson
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Lamar Wilson, freedom maximalist, OG Bitcoiner, and founder of Black Bitcoin Billionaires (the largest Bitcoin based club on Clubhouse) joins C.J. Wilson on this week’s episode of the Bitcoin Bottom Line. The two sit side by side in Austin, TX, taking a break from writing a book together (along with others) that focuses on how to change the narrati…
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Legend Charlie Lee, founder of Litecoin, joins hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson on the podcast this week to talk about Bitcoin and Litecoin. Lee shares his story about starting out in the crypto space by buying bitcoin at an ATH of $30 before it dipped to $2. Even after this dip, he bought more, explaining that the community didn’t lose faith. …
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Hosts C.J. Wilson and Steven McClurg kick off this episode with a fun new intro and some birthday wishes. McClurg shares his excitement about taproot, “Taproot is the biggest upgrade to the system in the last twelve years”. Wilson’s birthday wish is for a point of sale and figuring out a way to use it as a method for onboarding more people at his c…
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Director Jacob Kurtzer, Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Academical hosts Connor Eads and Gary Christensen interview Director Jacob Kurtzer of the Center of Strategic and International Studies about the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. They discuss the conditions that led to the crisis, and the difficult relationship between state and non state actors.
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In this informational episode, BBL host and Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg invites Nasdaq’s Head of ETPs Giang Bui to discuss ETFs and more. The two kick it off with a discussion about the process of getting an ETF up and launched. This process, lasting anywhere from 30 to 240 days, must go through several checkpoints set up by Nasdaq and the SEC to e…
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This week on Bitcoin Bottom Line, co-hosts “Bitcoin Ambassador” C.J. Wilson and “Chart Master” Steven McClurg discuss the exciting, active times in the Bitcoin space. Wilson shares a behind-the-curtain peek into his recent meetings with Senator Ted Cruz and other key political figures about Bitcoin legislation. Wilson shares, “There are a lot of th…
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Host Aidan Doud discusses the USMCA trade agreement with former trade ambassador CJ Mahoney. Their discussion tracks the differences between NAFTA and USMCA, the challenges of negotiating a multilateral international trade agreement, and its potential future impact on foreign affairs.
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Hosts Connor Eads and Gary Christensen interview Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections Chris Piper to discuss election security, ballot access, and the upcoming Gubernatorial election. To check your registration status and find your polling place, go to: https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/…
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