About this episode
60 congressional staffers packed a room to hear why Bitcoin should be tax-free for everyday purchases. BPI joined a major Hill briefing on de minimis with Coinbase, Block, and River, drawing bipartisan interest from tax staffers who've never dealt with crypto lobbyists before. The team also unpacks the CoinCenter litigation setback, a quick win against Kentucky's self-custody threat, and why the stablecoin yield fight might need to wait. Ken Egan gives a geopolitical read on US-Iran tensions.🔶 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:0:00 — AI Agents & Agentic Commerce Moving the Needle on Bitcoin Tax0:30 — Intro & Ken Egan's Sonnet vs Opus Controversy2:48 — How to Use AI Effectively: Prompts, Skills & the Secret Sauce8:34 — Using AI for School, Work & the Permanent Underclass16:26 — BPI's Capitol Hill Briefing on Bitcoin De Minimis with Coinbase, Block & River25:30 — US-Iran Tensions: Peace Deals, Strait of Hormuz & Military Deployments34:52 — CoinCenter's Llewellyn Privacy Case Dismissed47:21 — Kentucky Hardware Wallet Backdoor Legislation Walked Down51:54 — Senate Stablecoin Yield Language & Banks vs Coinbase#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BPI #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #DeMinimis #BitcoinTax #Coinbase #Block #River #CapitolHill #BitcoinRegulation #StablecoinYield #GeniusAct #MarketStructure #BRCA #SelfCustody #HardwareWallet #TornadoCash #CoinCenter #BitcoinPrivacy #AIProductivity #Claude #AgenticCommerce #BitcoinNews #BlanchMemo #IRS #BitcoinConference #KenEgan #ZackShapiro #Iran #Geopolitics #BitcoinAdvocacy
