What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Bitcoin Takes the White House
Slate News
Slate Podcasts
4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Cryptocurrency spent generously on this last election cycle, and now they’ve got their top pick in the White House, and wins across Congress. Where is the industry looking to go with these favorable, regulatory winds?
Guest: David Yaffe-Bellany, tech reporter covering the crypto industry for the New York Times.
Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.
Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Cheyna Roth.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Sun Express Airlines. |
| 0:04.6 | Looking for an affordable escape for the whole family, Sun Express has you covered. |
| 0:09.9 | Early birth deals to Turkey start at just 5999, fly non-stop to sunny Antalya or scenic ismia. |
| 0:17.5 | Perfect for making family memories. |
| 0:19.8 | These low fares won't last long so book now tan later at sunexpress |
| 0:24.8 | dot com and secure your seats today a brand new drama starring james norton on itv there's no easy way |
| 0:34.5 | of saying this you left the hospital with another couple's son, and they left with yours. |
| 0:40.4 | They've always wanted both boys. |
| 0:42.0 | How can they be allowed to do that? |
| 0:43.8 | Maddie, I don't know. |
| 0:46.2 | They've been lying to us from the beginning. |
| 0:47.8 | They are twisting everything. |
| 0:50.1 | Theo! |
| 0:51.0 | What if your child was their child? |
| 0:54.5 | Playing nice Sunday 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX. |
| 1:03.5 | In mid-December, Eric Trump went to Abu Dhabi for a Bitcoin conference. |
| 1:10.3 | These events are always a little wild. |
| 1:13.9 | You've got cryptocurrency diehards. |
| 1:16.5 | Some pay $10,000 for special event access. |
| 1:20.4 | Others dress up in costume. |
| 1:22.6 | It's, you know, everyone from, you know, |
| 1:24.4 | radical libertarians to like former Wall Street bankers |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Slate Podcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Slate Podcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.