Why are there so many leftists within crypto? As Solana says in his bankless episode, crypto disintermediates and reduces the power of the state. I get why libertarians and rightists like crypto, but why leftists? Leftists should want state power to enact leftist policy goals if they care about leftist outcomes.

You seem to be under the impression that leftism is when the government does stuff. It's not, it's about giving labor more power. Giving people control over their money instead of finance ghouls aligns with many strains of leftism.

Not if it increases economic inequality right?

I’ve seen people who see crypto as a way to reduce that.