Bitcoin vs. The Fed: Former Congressman Thinks Bitcoin Is the Answer | Jeb Hensarling

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Jeb Hensarling is the former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and one of the most influential voices in economic policy during the 2008 financial crisis. He has also joined ProCap BTC as a Senior Advisor. In this conversation, we talk about how Jeb pushed back against the bank bailouts, how those same issues led to the rise of bitcoin, his views on bitcoin, stablecoins, the broader crypto industry, and how technology and innovation are reshaping the financial system today.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
2:25 - 2008 bank bailouts & Satoshi
6:21 - QE playbook & constant intervention
10:39 - Bitcoin as protection & property rights
17:11 - GENIUS Act & advice for industry regulation
24:36 - How to get lawmakers educated
28:11 - Why stablecoins matter for America & bitcoin
33:34 - How to think through a US bitcoin strategic reserve
38:39 - Opportunities in the intersection of finance and technology
43:25 - Choosing optimism & why Jeb is Long America

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1:09.0	How do you view kind of Bitcoin's rise, given the backdrop of this kind of undisciplined
1:14.2	central bank and kind of a very heavy-handed intervention into the financial market?
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