Zachary Kelman is a New York-based attorney specializing in political, legal, and regulatory issues in and around Bitcoin, crypto and blockchain technology. Prior to this he was working in banking, monitoring international money transactions, looking for suspicious activities. Coming out of this environment he was introduced to Bitcoin by his brother Daniel Kelman, who was the architect of the civil rehabilitation plan for Mt. Gox creditors and Zachary afterwards left banking for crypto projects in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. Topics: The correspondent banking systemHow all worldwide transactions are monitoredThe history of the US centered global financial systemWhat happened in 1971The consequences for "high-risk" countries and their citizensPatriot Act and money launderingHow different countries try to regulate BitcoinA worldwide ban of BitcoinIran, China and Venezuela mining BitcoinHis personal privacy tacticsLawyers and their cryptocurrency understandingChange will come Full transcript on the episode page