In this episode, Joe and Nik sit down with Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming for a detailed discussion of the United States' unsustainable debt problem, and how Bitcoin can help address it. Senator Lummis discusses the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), how Bitcoin can strengthen the US dollar's position as the world reserve currency, the geographic distribution of the SBR's private keys, what Proof of Reserves for the SBR will look like, and how holding Bitcoin on the United States' balance sheet for 20 years can take our unsustainable debt situation, with $35 trillion in national debt at a 125% debt-to-GDP ratio, and potentially cut it in half.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to the Bitcoin Act of 2024

00:03:12 - Bitcoin's Role in Balancing the Balance Sheet and Strengthening the Reserve Currency Position

00:06:32 - Strengthening the US Dollar with Gold and Bitcoin

00:10:32 - Shore up the US Dollar with Bitcoin

00:14:23 - Multi-signature Cold Storage for Bitcoin Reserve

00:17:48 - Bitcoin as a Strategic Asset in the United States

00:21:29 - Quarterly Proof of Reserve System

00:24:45 - Funding the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

00:28:26 - Bitcoin as a Neutral Asset and Call to Action for Addressing National Debt

00:32:26 - Discussing the Bitcoin Act 2024

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