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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