The Biggest Policy Threats To Bitcoin Mining | Riot Platforms | The Mining Pod
Today we are joined by Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms. Brian recently joined Riot to advocate for the Bitcoin mining industry in Washington DC. We talk about the recent SEC crackdown on staking, operation choke point 2.0 and opportunities for policy makers.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
01:14 Kraken SEC judgment
04:40 Kraken staking product vs mining
07:05 Brian background
10:19 Bitcoin policy lobbyists
15:31 State vs federal policy focus
17:15 Energy narratives
21:27 Risks and opportunities
27:18 Operation Chokepoint 2.0
33:08 Rationale behind Chokepoint
37:16 Future opportunities
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