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Wait — the bank froze your life savings? 

Debanking exposed...

Imagine waking up one day to find your bank account frozen. 

No warning. 
No explanation. 
No recourse.

This is not a thought experiment. It’s a real situation. And it’s happened not just to crypto companies and their founders, but to ordinary people who are just trying to live their lives. That includes our guest today, who learned firsthand what it means to be “debanked.”

In this episode, we talk about the unseen algorithms that monitor people’s accounts, the ramifications of the Bank Secrecy Act, and how crypto and decentralized finance may offer a much-needed check — and safety net — against the opaque systems of traditional finance.

Full episode: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/debanking-exposed/