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Matthew Pines is the executive director of the Bitcoin Policy institute. Matthew returns to the show to discuss the future of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, US stablecoin regulation, geopolitics under Trump, monetary policy at the Fed, and much more.
Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.
Recorded on May 16th, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:54 - Matthew’s Career Path and BPI
00:03:28 - Bitcoin and National Security
00:06:41 - Bitcoin Policy Summit
00:09:24 - State of Crypto Legislation
00:13:13 - Geoeconomics
00:24:17 - The Dollar’s Future
00:31:56 - Stablecoin Use Cases
00:39:29 - Future of Money
00:45:50 - Future of Monetary Policy
00:52:27 - Outro
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