I see Bitcoin as a life raft for the United States.
BITCOIN SAVES WESTERN CIVILIZATION | Alex Leishman
"I actually view Bitcoin as a way to keep the crown jewels of our civilization, the West, shining… If that goes out, then the whole world goes dark. And so that's what I think is the most important thing. I think Bitcoin is going to help save Western civilization."
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2 I've talked to some senators and such who go, 3 well, isn't Bitcoin attacking the dollar?
7 Bitcoin is going to be the life raft for Americans 8 so that we don't get totally wrecked 9 once the math of the fiscal situation of the U.
11 You might look at this and go, 12 well, America is the richest country in the world.
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I've talked to some senators and such who go,
well, isn't Bitcoin attacking the dollar?
And isn't the dollar what makes America powerful in the world?
And my response to that is always, well, no.
The U.S. government is destroying the dollar.
Bitcoin is going to be the life raft for Americans
so that we don't get totally wrecked
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What happens when you build a Bitcoin-only bank inside the belly of the U.S. financial system? River CEO/CTO Alex Leishman breaks down what it's like to build a Bitcoin bank, why Bitcoin saves western civilization, and what Bitcoin means for America.
