Stephen Pollock is the SVP of Development at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. BPI is the leading bitcoin focused think tank in the United States. We discuss the current regulatory environment, status of the Samourai Wallet case, and the strong success so far shaping bitcoin policy in America.

Disclosure: I am a founding board member of BPI.

Stephen on X: https://x.com/spollockbtc
Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://btcpolicy.org
BPI Summit: https://btcpolicysummit.org
P2P Rights Fund: https://p2prights.org

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(00:04:33) Bitcoin Policy Institute Overview

(00:06:12) Guest Introduction: Stephen Pollock

(00:09:20) Bitcoin for America Event Recap

(00:12:16) Bitbonds and Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

(00:16:43) Bitcoin Policy Institute's Mission and Impact

(00:21:18) Congressional Fellowship Program

(00:26:04) Stephen Pollock's Journey to Bitcoin Policy Institute

(00:34:36) P2P Rights Fund and Samourai Developer Case

(00:50:15) Bitcoin's Political Influence and Grassroots Support

(01:09:44) Upcoming Bitcoin Policy Summit

(01:26:22) Conclusion and Final Thoughts

NVK is the cofounder of Coinkite, the leading bitcoin only hardware provider in the industry. Coinkite's Coldcards are the easiest way to secure bitcoin and provide users a variety of features depending on their personal situation. We discuss his product philosophy, the state of self custody bitcoin adoption, and future outlooks.

Disclosure: Ten31 is the exclusive investor in Coinkite.

NVK on Nostr: https://primal.net/nvk
Coinkite: https://coinkite.com
Ten31: https://ten31.xyz
OpenSats: https://opensats.org

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(00:00:00) Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Bitcoin Mining

(00:01:48) Happy Bitcoin Tuesday

(00:03:47) Guest Introduction: NVK from Coinkite

(00:06:38) Self Custody and Retail Interest in Bitcoin

(00:12:00) Coldcard Features and Security

(00:20:00) Key Teleport and New Co-Signing Features

(00:30:00) PushTX and Simplifying Bitcoin Transactions

(00:45:00) Coldcard Q vs MK4: Choosing the Right Device

(01:03:00) Self Custody Trends and Market Insights

(01:12:00) Nostr Hardware and Future Innovations

(01:23:00) Bitcoin Core Governance and Community Dynamics

(01:37:00) Open Source Licensing and Community Contributions

Evan is the founder of Zeus. An open source lightning wallet available for iOS and Android. In addition to their best-in-class self custody tools they recently launched cashu support in their beta release.

Evan on Nostr: https://primal.net/evan
Zeus: https://zeusln.com/

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(00:00:00) CNBC

(00:02:29) Introduction

(00:05:15) Zeus Wallet Overview

(00:08:41) Zeus Wallet Features and Updates

(00:10:55) Neutrino and Privacy in Bitcoin Wallets

(00:17:19) Bitcoin Wallet User Experience

(00:18:08) Cashu Integration in Zeus

(00:21:12) Lightning Network and Hub-and-Spoke Model

(00:30:49) Bitcoin Park Node Management

(00:35:36) Cashu Wallet and User Journey

(00:41:56) Thresholds for Self-Custody

(00:46:04) User Prompts and Education

(00:50:09) Zeus Wallet Features: Gifting and Tokens

(00:54:06) Swaps and User Flow

(01:03:31) Future Developments in Bitcoin Wallets

(01:13:18) USD Tokens and Stablecoins on Bitcoin

(01:20:12) ETFs and Bitcoin Market Dynamics

(01:31:04) Final Thoughts and Future Plans