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Bitcoin and US National Security with Matthew Pines
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Today's guest is US National Security expert and Bitcoin Policy Institute Fellow, Matthew Pines.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit progressivebitcoiner.substack.com
We cover:
- What is the Bitcoin Policy Institute?
- Why is Matthew focused on Bitcoin?
- Can Bitcoin support US economic growth and energy innovation?
- Stability of USD reserve status
- Freezing gold versus Bitcoin transactions
- Why is Bitcoin better for the US than gold or a bancor?
- How effective are sanctions and would any efficacy be compromised by Bitcoin?
- What kind of conflict would Bitcoin reduce versus possibly augment?
- Did we just witness Bitcoin democratize the financing of war?
- Bitcoin and US energy independence
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