Bitcoin and US National Security with Matthew Pines

Today's guest is US National Security expert and Bitcoin Policy Institute Fellow, Matthew Pines. 

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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