America’s Bitcoin Strategy, Surveillance, and Non-Custodial Freedom
The November 19, 2025 episode of TFTC features Kyle Olney outlining how U.S. financial surveillance and bank fragility are shaping America’s emerging Bitcoin strategy.
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Wallet Clarity in U.S. Market Structure: Non-Custodial Protections and Developer Risk
The September 29, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Policy Hour features Kyle Olney explaining why statutory wallet protections will determine whether pending U.S. market-structure legislation helps or harms users and builders.
US Bitcoin Policy: Reserves, Custody, and Lawmaking
The September 16, 2025 episode of New Foundations features Zack Cohen explaining Washington’s evolving approach to Bitcoin across legislation, reserves, and custody.
US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve from Tariff Surpluses
The August 17, 2025 episode of Adam Livingston podcast features Adam Livingston outlining a plan for the United States to redirect tariff surpluses into a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
Bitcoin Policy, Strategic Reserves, and Energy Integration
The August 15, 2025 episode of the Matador Technologies podcast features Dennis Porter explaining how political advocacy, state-level legislation, and strategic Bitcoin reserves are shaping adoption in the U.S.
Strategic Bitcoin Reserves: State-Level Policy Playbook
The July 09, 2025 episode of The Last Trade features Bitcoin Policy Institute’s Zack Shapiro and Zack Cohen unveiling an open-source toolkit that lets U.S. states build Strategic Bitcoin Reserves.
Restoring Balance: Bessent’s Speech on an IMF & World Bank Reset
The April 23, 2025 IIF Global Outlook Forum featured Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlining a back-to-basics reform plan for the IMF and World Bank. He links persistent trade deficits and multilateral “mission creep” to systemic risk and pledges conditional U.S. engagement.