Vivek Ramaswamy on His Origins, U.S. Economic Decline & Corporatism, the Promise of Bitcoin and Uniting the Country

Vivek Ramaswamy is a Republican presidential candidate and businessman. In this episode we discuss: Vivek's origin story and early influences Career path and rise to wealth in biotech Why Vivek says Wall Street has seized control of the U.S. economy (theme of his book Capitalist Punishment) The rise of wealth concentration, corporatism and the decline of the American Dream The promise of Bitcoin Bitcoin ETFs and Wall Street adoption A plan to pardon Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Ross Ulbricht as well as former President Donald Trump Bipartisanship and uniting a divided country He founded pharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences in 2014, and asset management firm Strive in 2022. Vivek also has hedge fund experience and is a bestselling author. He graduated summa cum laude in Biology from Harvard and received his J.D. from Yale Law School. Follow Vivek on X/Twitter at https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy Vivek 2024 https://www.vivek2024.com/ Strive https://www.strive.com/ -- Promotional Links: Bitcoin Nashville is July 25-27, 2024: Get 10% off your passes using the code HODL at https://b.tc/conference CrowdHealth offers the Bitcoin community alternative to health insurance. I now spend just ~$100 a month on my health care. Sign up: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/natalie Coinkite is your go-to tech company for top-notch Bitcoin custody solutions, including the cold card wallet. Get 5% off using my link: https://store.coinkite.com/promo/COINSTORIES Buy vaulted gold, silver, and platinum in seconds with OneGold: https://onegold.me/3s6cGg4 . Use code COINSTORIESAU for gold and COINSTORIESAG for silver. Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world. Get 10,000 satoshis when you sign up and spend $20 on the card: https://www.foldapp.com/natalie The Orange Pill App is building the social layer for Bitcoin: https://signup.theorangepillapp.com/opa/natbrunell If you're looking for the highest-quality sustainable pork, steak and seafood products, look no further than Campo Grande. For $20 off use code HODL: https://eatcampogrande.com/HODL -- This podcast is for educational purposes and should not be construed as official investment advice. -- VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE'S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories #money #Bitcoin #investing