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Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms

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Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and why the US can’t afford to fall behind. From sovereign wealth strategies to regulatory fragmentation, this conversation unpacks how Bitcoin could reshape geopolitical leverage and why Texas may be at the center of it.

Episode Highlights

  • Mining as energy monetization
  • Bitcoin as a strategic reserve
  • The sovereign wealth fund question
  • Tax policy throttles adoption
  • Why stablecoins are infrastructure
  • Bitcoin's edge over other crypto
  • Fragmented and reactive regulation
  • Nuclear’s resurgence via AI demand
  • What’s Next Austin?
    • “Bitcoin miners, AI, energy, all getting married in Texas to make the US the leader of the world.”

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Brian Morgenstern
Riot Platforms


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Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn
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Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and why the US can’t afford to fall behind. From sovereign wealth strategies to regulatory fragmentation, this conversation unpacks how Bitcoin could reshape geopolitical leverage and why Texas may be at the center of it.

Episode Highlights

  • Mining as energy monetization
  • Bitcoin as a strategic reserve
  • The sovereign wealth fund question
  • Tax policy throttles adoption
  • Why stablecoins are infrastructure
  • Bitcoin's edge over other crypto
  • Fragmented and reactive regulation
  • Nuclear’s resurgence via AI demand
  • What’s Next Austin?
    • “Bitcoin miners, AI, energy, all getting married in Texas to make the US the leader of the world.”

Guest Links
Brian Morgenstern
Riot Platforms


-------------------
Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn
Ecosystem Metacognition Substack

  continue reading

156 episodes

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