From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez)

This episode is a first for Acquired: we’re joined by a sitting
US Congressman (from Ben’s home state of Ohio!), Republican House
Representative Anthony Gonzalez. Anthony serves on the House
Financial Services Committee and is deeply involved in crypto and
Web3 regulation, as well as on the Climate and Science, Space
& Technology Committee where he oversees NASA among many
other agencies. His also has an absolutely incredible story — his
family immigrated from Cuba to Ohio, he played in the NFL, he was
COO of an Investment Group of Santa Barbara backed startup, and
he was one of a small number of Republican congresspeople who
voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the events
January 6th. 





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