Show Notes
Discussing crypto policy under the Trump administration, how the US government getting involved effects Bitcoin, and where we're headed from here.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
07:15 Bitcoin soft forks
11:00 Bitcoin vs. Crypto in US policy
19:20 How much political power does Bitcoin have?
23:50 Bitcoiners are politically homeless
26:20 Strategic Bitcoin reserve
29:00 Bitcoin development and ossification
32:00 Separation of money and state
33:40 Raise your time preference
35:20 SBR as a way out of USD global reserve status
41:00 Will they eventually fight us?
43:00 Incentives as a political movement
46:30 What happens next?
49:15 Bitcoin Vegas & Inscribing Vegas 2025
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