https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/0ab58a98-aa54-4090-b9bb-20e677b35486 Janet Yellen was just unanimously approved by The U.S. Senate Finance Committee for Treasury secretary. She’s taking over from Mnuchin, and is so far not off to a good start regarding cryptocurrency. Earlier this week she said that cryptocurrencies are “a particular concern” when it comes to criminal activity and terrorist financing. “I think many [cryptocurrencies] are used, at least in a transaction sense, mainly for illicit financing." Forbes contributor Hailey Lennon noted in a recent article that Yellen is just plain incorrect. The money laundering tool of choice is still the good old US Treasury. Including archival footage of me on the Stossel Show in 2014 talking about Bitcoin Follow Hailey here: https://twitter.com/HaileyLennonBTC If you would like to send me a message and support my channel, visit https://cointr.ee/naomibrockwell Sign up for the free cryptobeat newsletter here: https://Naomibrockwell.com/cryptobeat Sign up for the members-only newsletter here and get access to exclusive content by becoming a member of NBTV! https://Naomibrockwell.com/memberships Here are a bunch of products I like and use. Using these links helps support the channel and future videos! Recommended Books: Permanent Record - Edward Snowden https://amzn.to/305negc No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald https://amzn.to/2UQmJ4m What has the government done to our money - Rothbard https://amzn.to/2KMzmcu Naomi's Privacy Bag: some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy! Use the Brave browser! https://brave.com/nao076 USB-C to ethernet adapter: https://amzn.to/2lOVBoy Lightening to ethernet adapter: https://amzn.to/2nWyNns Faraday bag wallet (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, and phone) https://amzn.to/2SUkPhu Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred) https://amzn.to/2SVh0J2 Computer privacy screen (use your computer in public? Keep your information safe!) https://amzn.to/2SXYHmf Phone privacy screen (don't let people in public see your private data) https://amzn.to/2YyJMnH Camera cover (for computers and phones, so no one can access your camera without you knowing) https://amzn.to/2Mt7Hic Privacy Tip: Don't use wifi, and if you must, append the tag ‘_nomap’ or ‘_optout’ to your SSID to stop other websites tracking your location. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:15:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/0ab58a98-aa54-4090-b9bb-20e677b35486 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.