Aarika Rhodes is running for Congress in Rep. Brad Sherman’s District – and she is pro-Bitcoin. On Unchained, she discusses her views on BTC, financial education, and why anyone who holds crypto should vote for her instead of the notoriously anti-crypto Sherman, famous for his rant about Mongoosecoin. Show topics:
- why Aarika, a teacher by profession, decided to run for Congress
- why Aarika believes that being pro-Bitcoin will put her on the right side of history
- whether she is only pro-Bitcoin or whether she is for other cryptocurrencies too
- how Aarika’s outlook on crypto differs from her opponent, Congressman Brad Sherman
- why Aarika believes that being pro-Bitcoin is the same thing as being pro-innovation
- how accepting Bitcoin for her campaign works on the back-end
- why she thinks personal finance should be taught in schools
- why Aarika thinks Bitcoin will have a significant impact on midterms
- why she believes Bitcoin is a bipartisan issue
- what Aarika thinks about Bitcoin’s energy usage
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Episode Links
Aarika Rhodes
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarikarhodes
- Campaign website: https://www.aarikaforcongress.com/
- Policies (including Bitcoin): https://www.aarikaforcongress.com/policies
Extra Listening
- Aarika Rhodes on Bankless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eHSWyOdszU
- Aarika Rhodes w/ Natalie Brunell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgFORHE5Sg4
- Aarika Rhodes on Thinking Crypto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRIFRiXcCdI
Brad Sherman vs. Crypto
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/49484/anti-crypto-congressman-brad-sherman-elected-to-chair-subcommittee-on-investor-protection
- https://decrypt.co/87904/congressional-hearing-spawns-mob-mongoose-based-meme-coins
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2019/10/23/congressman-warns-bitcoin-is-a-threat-to-the-us-dollar/
- https://twitter.com/bradsherman/status/1410317597111984128
