Tech Won't Save Us

Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election w/ Molly White

Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss why the crypto industry is spending millions on this election cycle and Coinbase’s potential breach of election finance law. Molly White writes the <a href="https://www.citationneeded.news">Citation Needed</a> newsletter. She is the creator of <a href="https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com">Web3 Is Going Just Great</a> and <a href="https://www.followthecrypto.org">Follow the Crypto</a>. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/techwontsaveus">Patreon</a>. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry. Also mentioned in this episode:Molly wrote about the <a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/">Coinbase campaign finance violation</a> and <a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-63/">Donald Trump’s Bitcoin conference speech</a> in her newsletter.Paris wrote about some of the concerns about Kamala Harris’ <a href="https://disconnect.blog/roundup-how-tech-is-trying-to-shape-the-kamala-harris-agenda/">stance on tech</a>.Fairshake<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/01/crypto-super-pac-katie-porter-attack-ads"> spent $10 million</a> on attacks ads against Katie Porter in California. It spent millions more targeting <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/super-pac-attack-ad-new-york-democrat">Jamaal Bowman</a> and <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/07/crypto-pac-fairshake-claims-another-win-against-elizabeth-warren-ally-with-bush-loss/">Cori Bush</a>.The crypto industry hates SEC head <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/05/gary-gensler-sec-crypto-00154769">Gary Gensler</a>, who is leading the regulatory effort against cryptocurrency.<a href="https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its big promises, and the people behind them. Tech Won’t Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. It’s not your usual tech podcast.