The Last Free Americans with Joe Kelly

About this episode

Joe Kelly discusses self-sufficiency, the importance of self-custody, and the conservation movement's analogy for financial freedom.

Joe Kelly is the co-founder and CEO of Unchained. In this latest episode, Joe shares his story and Alaskan roots that shaped a deep respect for self-sufficiency—an experience he now applies to the digital frontier. In this episode, Joe joins The Bitcoin Frontier to share why Unchained is launching a new miniseries, The Last Free Americans, how self-custody became his life’s work, and why the conservation movement offers a powerful analogy for protecting financial freedom. We dig into the frontier phases of new assets and ideas, the role of ETFs as a bridge (not the destination), and how policies like developer protections and “keep your coins” language can ring-fence essential rights. SUPPORT THE PODCAST: → Subscribe → Leave a review → Share the show with your friends and family → Send us an email: podcast@unchained.com → Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast → Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro: The Last Free Americans and what’s at stake with self-custody 1:06 – Alaska…

People in this episode

Guest: Joe Kelly

Topics covered

• self-sufficiency
• financial freedom
• self-custody
• conservation movement
• digital assets
• ETFs
• bitcoin

Keywords

• self-custody
• bitcoin
• financial freedom
• ETFs
• conservation
• digital frontier
• Alaska

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Unchained

Places: Alaska

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