Beating the Odds with Bitcoin: John Deaton’s Path To Prosperity & Reviving the American Dream

COIN STORIES PODCAST

Natalie Brunell is joined by John Deaton, trial attorney, U.S. Marine veteran, and challenger to Elizabeth Warren in the 2024 Senate race. John shares his personal journey of resilience and why he believes Bitcoin is the path to prosperity that will help revive the American Dream.

Topics discussed include:
- Deaton’s upbringing: growing up on welfare with self-limiting beliefs
- Why Bitcoin is 'ideological' and personal
- The fight for economic justice
- Closing the wealth gap
- The race against Elizabeth Warren and what went wrong
- Bitcoin’s role in the future of America

Guest Bio: John Deaton is a former US Senate candidate, Managing Partner of the Deaton Law Firm, and founder of CryptoLaw, a clearinghouse of information, news and analysis on key U.S. legal and regulatory developments for digital asset holders. John is also a U.S. Marine veteran, cancer survivor, and father to three daughters.

Learn more at https://www.crypto-law.us/ and follow John on X at https://x.com/JohnEDeaton1

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IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE
00:00 Latest cryptocurrency news
1:32 Growing up poor in Detroit
5:17 From poverty to prosperity
8:44 Genius Group
9:13 Bitwise Investments
9:42 Bitcoin 2025 Vegas - Women of Bitcoin Brunch
9:52 Is the American Dream dying?
13:01 Why aren't politicians embracing Bitcoin?
16:14 Elizabeth Warren in bed with banks
17:04 Bitcoin integration
19:45 Educating people about Bitcoin
21:36 Casa, Speed Wallet
22:27 The Bitcoin Way & Coinkite - securing your Bitcoin
23:09 Lessons learned running for office
26:52 Politics getting personal
29:32 Will Bitcoin fix the money?
32:42 Trump administration handling economy
37:49 Bullish on the future of Bitcoin
41:00 Will John Deaton run again for US Senate?

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