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On April 29th, the US Senate hosted a panel on the "existential threat" of AI and two of the four panelists worked for the Chinese government. One month earlier, Bernie Sanders and AOC introduced legislation imposing a federal moratorium on American AI data centers. On Bitcoin Policy Hour EP 38, Zack Cohen, Ken Egan, and Zack Shapiro unpack a new Bitcoin Policy Institute report by Sam Lyman exposing the CCP influence operation steering US AI policy. They also cover the Clarity Act vote in Senate Banking, the BRCA fight, and the Digital Asset Parity Act.

Sam Lyman's BPI Report: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-in-the-campaign-against-american-ai
🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/

CHAPTERS
00:00 — Cold Open: The Game Theory of AGI and Why It's Already Inevitable
00:37 — Inside the Senate Panel That Platformed CCP Officials on US AI Policy
06:43 — Zack Shapiro on Why This Is a Foreign Influence Operation, Not a Debate
12:12 — Campus Backlash, NIMBYism, and the Misinformation Fueling Anti-AI Sentiment
22:22 — Recursive Self-Improvement, AI Doom Risk, and the Limits of Regulation
28:15 — US vs China: Closed Frontier Models vs Open Source and the Compute Race
35:32 — Power Is the Real Bottleneck: Gas Turbines, SMRs, and the Dyson Swarm Endgame
42:32 — Infinite Demand for Inference, the AI Bubble, and the Coming IPO Wave
48:39 — Clarity Act Passes Senate Banking 15-9: What Survives the Floor Vote
51:28 — BRCA Under Threat, Digital Asset Parity Act, and Final Call to Action

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

The UK government is regulating Bitcoin the same way it regulates meme coins and the consequences are already showing. Susie Violet Ward of Bitcoin Policy UK joins Brandon Green to explain why the FCA's blanket approach is dangerous, how KYC data leaks are fueling a wave of violent physical attacks across Europe, and why Bitcoin mining could save the UK over a billion pounds a year in wasted energy. They also tackle the stablecoin debate and Susie's year-long fight to get the BBC to correct false Bitcoin reporting.🔶 Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO
🔶 Susie Violet Ward - CEO & Co-Founder of Bitcoin Policy UK and Bitcoin Journalist
Chapters:
2:45 — The State of Bitcoin Regulation Across the Pond
10:30 — The FCA's Flawed Approach to Bitcoin Regulation in the UK
16:40 — Why Separating Bitcoin from Crypto Is the Top Priority
22:00 — Stablecoin Legislation and the US Regulatory Parallel
27:15 — KYC, the FATF Travel Rule, and the Rise of Violent Wrench Attacks
32:28 — Susie's 13-Month Battle with the BBC Over False Reporting
40:16 — Alex de Vries and the Mainstream Media Misinformation Pipeline
46:09 — Bitcoin Mining as the Solution to the UK Energy Crisis
52:21 — Finland, Farm Sovereignty, and Real-World Mining Use Cases
57:14 — Stablecoins Are CBDCs by the Back Door
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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Why are bankers, the AFL-CIO, and law enforcement unions all storming Capitol Hill at the same time? In this episode of the Bitcoin Policy Hour, Zack Cohen sits down with Zack Shapiro and Ken Egan to dissect the CLARITY Act markup, the BRCA developer protection carve-out, and the bizarre coalition trying to kill stablecoin yield. They explain why Tim Scott and the Senate Banking Republicans held the line and what 100+ amendments from Senator Cortez Masto really mean.
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🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771
🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/
Chapters:
03:00 — BRCA Developer Carve-Out Explained: Intent vs. Knowledge Under Section 1960
08:30 — Why Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet Prosecutors Couldn't Prove Specific Intent
14:00 — Civil Liberties vs. Law Enforcement: Where BPI Draws the Line
19:00 — Bankers, AFL-CIO, and Police Unions: The Strange Coalition Against CLARITY
24:00 — 100+ Amendments, Cortez Masto, and the Real Risk of Legal Gray Areas
29:30 — Section 404 and Stablecoin Yield: How Coinbase and Circle Won the Loophole
37:30 — The Two-Year FDIC Study: Why Congress Loves a "Nothing Burger"
39:30 — Ken Egan on Iran: Federalization, the IRGC, and Regime-Change Risk
49:30 — Trump's Xi Meeting, Tech Leaders, and the U.S.–China AGI Race
#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #CLARITYAct #BRCA #StablecoinYield #GENIUSAct #TornadoCash #SamouraiWallet #Section1960 #BankSecrecyAct #FinCEN #Coinbase #Circle #USDC #SenateBanking #TimScott #ElizabethWarren #CortezMasto #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #Washington #Regulation #DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #NonCustodial #PrivacyTools #DeveloperRights #Iran #TrumpXi #China #IRGC #RegimeChange #USPolicy #Geopolitics #BitcoinNews
DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

The conversation around corporate Bitcoin has shifted. Leading treasurers are no longer just asking how to buy Bitcoin—they are asking how to make it the most productive asset on their balance sheet.
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"If we popped the quantum solution today, I think we'd be at $150K in two months." That's Ken Egan's call on Bitcoin Policy Hour Episode 36, joined by Zack Shapiro and host Zack Cohen. The trio walk through the Tillis-Brooks stablecoin yield compromise, the Clarity Act markup window, Admiral Paparo's watershed Indo-Pacom Bitcoin testimony, Secretary Hegseth's national security follow-up, and the quantum issue holding institutional capital on the sideline. 🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 01:30 — Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep. 36 Begins: Bitcoin 2026 Recap Sets The Stage03:00 — The Tillis-Brooks Stablecoin Yield Compromise Explained10:00 — The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act & Software Developer Protections18:00 — The Quantum Debate Dominating Bitcoin 2026 Capitol Hill Conversations26:00 — Admiral Paparo's Senate Armed Services Testimony On Bitcoin34:00 — Secretary Hegseth, Department Of War & Bitcoin As National Security Tool42:00 — BPI Asia Launches With Tomas Furukawa & The Taiwan Bitcoin Reserve Report50:00 — Price Action: Why Macro Liquidity Favors Bitcoin Heading Into Summer58:00 — The $150K Target & Year-End Bitcoin Number Game#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyHour #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #ZackCohen #ZackShapiro #KenEgan #ClarityAct #MarketStructure #Stablecoins #TillisBrooks #BlockchainRegulatoryCertaintyAct #AdmiralPaparo #IndoPacom #BitcoinNode #PeteHegseth #QuantumBitcoin #BitcoinPrice #BPIAsia #TaiwanBitcoinReserve #SamouraiWallet #TornadoCash #SoftwareDevelopers #SenatorLummis #BitcoinMagazine #SoundMoney #BitcoinAdoption #NationalSecurity #BitcoinReserveDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.