{"id":43908,"date":"2019-12-03T00:51:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T00:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/?p=43908"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:42:33","slug":"lionsofliberty-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dash.org\/news\/lionsofliberty-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"LionsofLiberty Podcast: Can You Survive on Cryptocurrency Alone? w\/ Joel Valenzuela from Dash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can you survive on cryptocurrency alone? It\u2019s perhaps an ancap\u2019s dream life, but for today\u2019s guest it\u2019s not just a dream, but his reality. Joel Valenzuela of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dash.org\/\">Dash<\/a>\u00a0joins the show to discuss why he made the decision to close his bank account in 2016 and live exclusively on cryptocurrency in order to free himself from government controlled money. Joel explains the benefits and challenges of living on crypto in a still largely fiat world, and why he believes it\u2019s important to lead by example in order to usher in the changes you want to see in the word.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12241658\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/3024a6\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Mentioned in today\u2019s show:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dash.org\/\">Learn more about Dash<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow Joel Valenzuela on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thedesertlynx\/\">@TheDesertLynx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Can you survive on cryptocurrency alone? It\u2019s perhaps an ancap\u2019s dream life, but for today\u2019s guest it\u2019s not just a dream, but his reality. 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