Bitcoin on Trial: Legal Battles, Property Rights & the Fight to Mine in America w Paula Pendley, Attorney at Nelson Mullins

Bitcoin on Trial: Legal Battles, Property Rights & the Fight to Mine in America w Paula Pendley, Attorney at Nelson Mullins

49:20 Jun 17, 2025
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🎙 Bitcoin on Trial: Legal Battles, Property Rights & the Fight to Mine in Americawith Paula Pendley, Attorney at Nelson MullinsIn this episode of The Web3 Prof Podcast, we dig into the legal minefield of Bitcoin mining in the United States with Paula Pendley, an attorney at Nelson Mullins who specializes in navigating complex regulatory environments.🔥 What you'll learn:Where U.S. federal and state laws clash over Bitcoin mining and who’s winningHow American policy stacks up against international bans and crypto havensWhether environmental concerns can legally override miners’ property and energy rightsThe truth about zoning laws: are small towns weaponizing regulation to block mining?What constitutional and legal tools miners might use to fight backThe biggest legal risks facing miners today and how to stay out of the courtroomWhether you're a miner, investor, lawyer, or just crypto-curious, this episode unpacks the legal frameworks shaping the future of Bitcoin in the U.S. and beyond. Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the most critical and least understood battlegrounds in Web3.🎧 Listen now to understand why Bitcoin’s future could be decided not by code, but by courts.
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