BTC236: Stablecoin GENIUS Act & Bitcoin Policy Update w/ Matt Pines (Bitcoin Podcast)

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Stig Brodersen

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🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Preston and Matthew discuss the upcoming Bitcoin Policy Summit, explore strategic financial maneuvers involving Bitcoin, dissect stablecoin impacts, and examine shifting global crypto dynamics. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Challenges facing the Federal Reserve’s independence 13:21 - Insights into Elon's policy influence and federal restructuring 17:46 - The U.S. trade deficit's impact on Bitcoin and equity markets 19:59 - The Genius Act’s implications for stablecoin regulation 24:21 - How stablecoins are disrupting traditional banking 32:30 - How the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could reshape fiscal policy 33:50 - Strategic execution plans for government Bitcoin acquisitions 37:13 - Bitcoin vs. gold as sovereign investment tools 39:27 - National strategies around AI, energy, and global Bitcoin positioning 48:40 - Details of the upcoming Bitcoin Policy Summit Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Website: Bitcoin Policy Institute. Website: BTC Policy Summit. Matt’s X Account. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Premium Feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. NEW TO THE SHOW? Join the exclusive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Mastermind Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Follow our official social media accounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Finance Tool⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy exclusive perks from our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠favorite Apps and Services⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Intrinsic Value Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠best business podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: SimpleMining Hardblock AnchorWatch DeleteMe Fundrise Vanta The Bitcoin Way Unchained CFI Education Onramp Shopify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.8	Hey everyone, welcome to this Wednesday's release of the Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast.
0:06.8	On this week's show, I have the super thoughtful Matthew Pines on the show to talk about all
0:11.0	things Bitcoin policy related.
0:13.2	Matt is a part of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, and as you'll see in this interview,
0:16.8	he has an incredible beat on everything happening within Washington, D.C., and he makes sense of all
0:22.0	these different pieces that seem to be all coming together.
0:24.6	We talk about the Genius Act and what that means for stablecoin legislation, the Bitcoin
0:29.3	Strategic Reserve, the U.S. sovereign wealth fund, and much, much more.
0:33.6	This is a show you won't want to miss, so we're going to jump right into it with Matthew
0:37.3	Pines.
0:41.7	Celebrating 10 years, you are listening to Bitcoin Fundamentals by the Investors Podcast Network.
0:48.3	Now for your host, Preston Pish.
1:02.6	Hey, everyone, welcome to the show. I'm here with Matt Pines.
1:08.5	Matt, welcome back. We've got a lot to talk about. Oh, my God. So much to talk about.
1:11.8	But welcome back, sir. Thanks. I'm me back. Yeah. Just a quiet spring. Just a very quiet spring. The Genesis Act, that went, it seems like it's a done deal.
1:18.3	Let's talk about that just in a little bit. Where I want to start this off is just the current administration dealing with, there seems to be like this battle happening between
1:29.1	the Treasury and the Fed. And I'm kind of curious to get your just overall take on this setup,
1:37.9	what it means, kind of where you see this going in the coming year or two. Do you even agree
1:42.9	with that statement? Take it away.
1:45.7	Yes. I mean, this is a kind of history rhyming, but with a bit of a different twist, right?
1:50.6	When you have large debts for a large government, they are preoccupied with ensuring they can
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