Broadcast on September 17, 2021 on WFBT Big Talker 106.7FM, Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski filling in for morning show host Joe Catenacci. 0:00 — Joe Catenacci Trailer 0:55 — Yaël Intro 02:14 — Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to mess up everything related to cryptocurrency (#taxtherich?) 06:30 — Financial protection or financial freedom? […]
The Smart Way to Think About Crypto Regulation
Within the usually boring procedure of shepherding another massive infrastructure bill through Congress last month, a fiery debate erupted over the future of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. The Senate bill contained broad language to ensure tax and regulatory compliance on all cryptocurrency transactions, regardless of origin, as a revenue generator. However, traditional financial transactions cannot compare to […]
Lab Leakers | Yaël on Big Talker FM
-Vaccine passport protests in Europe -Do bureaucracies ever give up power? -A Danish WHO representative said we should take another look at the lab leak hypothesis -What the Senate debated about crypto currencies and why it matters -It’s all about the dollar -UN IPCC report: Let’s have some faith in innovation and human ingenuity Consumer […]
Stop the Tech Trustbusters, debating critical race theory, and Bitcoin in El Salvador | Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show Big Talker 106.7FM
-The most innovative countries: El Salvador embracing #bitcoin -Laboratories of democracy are vital to consumer choice -DEBATE: Should we ban critical race theory? Yaël says no, Joe says yes, especialy in schools -Antitrust actions will blow up in politicians’ faces. We should push against the federal government trying to break up companies that satisfy consumers […]
Vice: To sell, or not to sell:As Bitcoin hits the $10,000 mark, investors need to make a game-time decision
I was quoted in a Vice article on the latest Bitcoin milestone. You could speed up a transaction, but that would cost you an extra fee — at times, 10 percent of the amount you’re trying to transfer, which, given today’s prices, simply don’t make sense for the average retail investor. “I bought a coffee […]
Going Bearish on Bitcoin: Cryptocurrencies are the tulip mania of the 21st century
By Yaël Ossowski | Devolution Review Admitting you’ve changed your mind is daunting. Even more so when you’ve poured money, time, and effort into promoting a particular cause and idea. For me, that time has come with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the promise of the underlying Blockchain technology. In the beginning, Bitcoin was something of […]
Bitcoin Has Become About The Payday, Not Its Potential
Cryptocurrencies aren’t a store-of-value nor safe haven for anyone’s assets. They’re experiments. In the beginning, Bitcoin was something of a revolution to me. The digital currency represented everything from my rebellious youth. It was a decentralized, denationalized, and digital currency operating outside the traditional banking and governmental system. It used tools of cryptography and connected […]