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Molly Conger

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2355 total appearances

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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

okay, you're allowed to do scams and, you know, run your government in a way that personally benefits you as long as it's not reflecting poorly on us and it's not taking money from us. But as soon as it starts to make people, you know, look askance at meme coins or the crypto world in general, or it starts to affect crypto prices, then things turn bad somewhat quickly.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

okay, you're allowed to do scams and, you know, run your government in a way that personally benefits you as long as it's not reflecting poorly on us and it's not taking money from us. But as soon as it starts to make people, you know, look askance at meme coins or the crypto world in general, or it starts to affect crypto prices, then things turn bad somewhat quickly.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Yeah, I think that's a big part of it. Like there are factions in crypto where I sort of referred to this earlier when we were talking about Bikili. But, you know, there are Bitcoiners who believe that Bitcoin is the one true cryptocurrency and that everything else is a total scam.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Yeah, I think that's a big part of it. Like there are factions in crypto where I sort of referred to this earlier when we were talking about Bikili. But, you know, there are Bitcoiners who believe that Bitcoin is the one true cryptocurrency and that everything else is a total scam.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Yeah, I think that's a big part of it. Like there are factions in crypto where I sort of referred to this earlier when we were talking about Bikili. But, you know, there are Bitcoiners who believe that Bitcoin is the one true cryptocurrency and that everything else is a total scam.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And so they are really upset when these meme coins come out because they feel like it reflects poorly on Bitcoin because people just sort of lump everything together. There's sort of a step down from that, which is people who think that there are more legitimate cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin, but meme coins are not them.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And so they are really upset when these meme coins come out because they feel like it reflects poorly on Bitcoin because people just sort of lump everything together. There's sort of a step down from that, which is people who think that there are more legitimate cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin, but meme coins are not them.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And so they are really upset when these meme coins come out because they feel like it reflects poorly on Bitcoin because people just sort of lump everything together. There's sort of a step down from that, which is people who think that there are more legitimate cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin, but meme coins are not them.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And so there's been all this talk recently where they're like, look at all these meme coin scams that are getting in the news. You know, there was like the Hawk Tua meme coin that totally like stole a news cycle for a minute there. And they're terrified that, you know, people are starting to think of crypto as meme coins. You know, it's just one and the same.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And so there's been all this talk recently where they're like, look at all these meme coin scams that are getting in the news. You know, there was like the Hawk Tua meme coin that totally like stole a news cycle for a minute there. And they're terrified that, you know, people are starting to think of crypto as meme coins. You know, it's just one and the same.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And so there's been all this talk recently where they're like, look at all these meme coin scams that are getting in the news. You know, there was like the Hawk Tua meme coin that totally like stole a news cycle for a minute there. And they're terrified that, you know, people are starting to think of crypto as meme coins. You know, it's just one and the same.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And they're like, people are not going to think of all these wonderful, legitimate cryptocurrencies and all of their use cases if they're thinking about Hawk to a coin and how they ripped off a bunch of people, which like... Personally, I think that the reputation is perhaps somewhat deserved.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And they're like, people are not going to think of all these wonderful, legitimate cryptocurrencies and all of their use cases if they're thinking about Hawk to a coin and how they ripped off a bunch of people, which like... Personally, I think that the reputation is perhaps somewhat deserved.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

And they're like, people are not going to think of all these wonderful, legitimate cryptocurrencies and all of their use cases if they're thinking about Hawk to a coin and how they ripped off a bunch of people, which like... Personally, I think that the reputation is perhaps somewhat deserved.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

But, you know, there is this belief among some people that like, oh, this is not real crypto and it's giving the rest of crypto a bad reputation. And we're actually starting to see talk of that in some of the higher places where, you know, I've been seeing reporting that people are talking about the Hoctua coin on Capitol Hill, you know, like when they're talking about. Oh my God.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

But, you know, there is this belief among some people that like, oh, this is not real crypto and it's giving the rest of crypto a bad reputation. And we're actually starting to see talk of that in some of the higher places where, you know, I've been seeing reporting that people are talking about the Hoctua coin on Capitol Hill, you know, like when they're talking about. Oh my God.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

But, you know, there is this belief among some people that like, oh, this is not real crypto and it's giving the rest of crypto a bad reputation. And we're actually starting to see talk of that in some of the higher places where, you know, I've been seeing reporting that people are talking about the Hoctua coin on Capitol Hill, you know, like when they're talking about. Oh my God.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

shredding regulations to prevent people from running securities frauds. The opposition is like, well, do we want Hawk to a coin everywhere? Like, is this really what we want? And so it is, you know, affecting the public perception and the perception in, you know, Congress to some extent, which I think is what's really scaring people because, you

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

shredding regulations to prevent people from running securities frauds. The opposition is like, well, do we want Hawk to a coin everywhere? Like, is this really what we want? And so it is, you know, affecting the public perception and the perception in, you know, Congress to some extent, which I think is what's really scaring people because, you

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

shredding regulations to prevent people from running securities frauds. The opposition is like, well, do we want Hawk to a coin everywhere? Like, is this really what we want? And so it is, you know, affecting the public perception and the perception in, you know, Congress to some extent, which I think is what's really scaring people because, you