2024-12-24T16:40:06+0800

Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder and CEO of Ledn, a Bitcoin and digital asset financial services platform, fled Venezuela to escape persecution by the regime and the devastating effects of economic collapse and hyperinflation. Can Bitcoin be the answer to managed decline and inflation? In this interview we discuss the lessons from Venezuela’s economic collapse and how Bitcoin offers a pathway to financial freedom. We also cover the challenges of big government, the hidden costs of free services, and why decentralisation through Bitcoin could revolutionise economies like the UK. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:19 - Venezuela vs. Argentina Elections 00:07:18 - The UK’s Media Challenges 00:10:45 - Free Speech and Twitter Censorship 00:15:40 - Chilling Effect of Authoritarianism 00:19:30 - Venezuela’s Migration Crisis 00:24:10 - Immigration’s Economic Impact 00:28:05 - Populist Wave in Democracies 00:33:50 - Challenges in Canada’s Economy 00:42:20 - UK’s Managed Decline 00:46:00 - Middle-Class Hollowing Out 00:50:25 - Bitcoin’s Role in Financial Freedom 00:54:12 - Reform Party and Nigel Farage 00:59:05 - Radical Solutions to Governance 01:03:22 - Trump and Milei Comparisons 01:08:45 - Challenges of Rolling Back the State 01:13:12 - Political Shifts Toward Conservatism 01:17:38 - Libertarian Economics 01:22:50 - UK’s Cultural and Social Decline 01:26:30 - Bitcoin at $100K and Future Outlook 01:31:20 - Leadership Lessons from Argentina 01:36:15 - Future Governance in the UK 01:41:20 - Global Shifts Toward Authoritarianism 01:46:10 - Rebuilding the Middle Class 01:51:30 - Final Reflections on Freedom and Change - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EPISODE SPONSORS: › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Ledn - https://ledn.io/ › Xapo Bank - https://www.xapobank.com/ › River - https://river.com/ LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4gywexY › Spotify: https://https://spoti.fi/3TspxDL › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainMOB › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTubeMOB › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumbleMOB CONNECT WITH US › Website - http://mrobnoxious.com​ › Mr Obnoxious Podcast - https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes › Instagram - https://bit.ly/InstaMOB › x/Twitter - https://bit.ly/4gny04Z › Email - [email protected] CONNECT WITH PETER › Instagram - /mccormack555 › x/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH DANNY › x/Twitter - https://x.com/_DannyKnowles/ FILMED AND EDITED BY CURTIS TAYLOR https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ https://x.com/curttayloruk/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Bitcoin #EconomicReform #GovernmentReform #PeterMcCormack #InflationCrisis #MauricioDiBartolomeo #LEDN #MrObnoxious