How does the Buckeye state view Bitcoin? We dug in with the head of Ohio’s Blockchain Council!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Andrew Burchwell from the Ohio Blockchain Council

joins us to discuss Bitcoin mining in Ohio. From groundbreaking state

legislation and strategic reserve bills to the challenges with utility tariffs, Andrew shares insights

on building Bitcoin-friendly policy at the state level. He also dives into Ohio's energy future, the

role of natural gas and nuclear power, and how Bitcoin mining fits into the state's industrial

development plans.

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Notes:

• Ohio Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill

• Energy Policy Transformation

• Utility Tariff Challenges

• State-Level Bitcoin Advocacy

• Trump Administration Impact

• Education & University Programs

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:37 Andrew bio

05:29 Ohio Blockchain Counsel

08:58 Mining & legislators

12:15 Miners in Ohio

14:00 North American Blockchain Assoc

16:42 Trump & Regulations

21:22 Ohio Strategic Bitcoin reserve

23:32 Current state of BTC lobbying

27:35 What topics to focus on?

29:51 BTC & anti-state sentiment

35:56 How to get involved

38:15 Electricity tariff

40:17 Pushback from utility providers

41:16 Unlikely allies

44:04 Degrowth policy

45:06 Energy policy in Ohio

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