Everything is Bigger in Texas. Especially blockchain technology and Bitcoin mining operations.

Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks to Lee Bratcher (Founder & President, Texas Blockchain Council), who is one of the pivotal figures making Texas a leader in Bitcoin, blockchain and digital asset innovation.

Lee shares how he and the TBC are shaping Texas as a front-runner in blockchain policy and they both delve into the intricacies of blockchain technology including its governance, potential for solving societal problems and implications for property rights.

Lee highlights the energy economics of bitcoin mining in Texas and the pivotal shifts he has seen in digital asset regulation, with the advent of Bitcoin Spot ETFs.

This episode also breaks down the policy initiatives and legal battles the TBC has had with the U.S. Department of Energy over their emergency energy survey and data collection, as well as TBC’s recent amicus brief submission supporting Coinbase against the SEC.

Minute-by-minute episode breakdown

2 | Lee’s background and how he went from Army reserves to getting into cryptocurrency

4 | The concept of digital property rights and identification and its significance in society

6 | Texas Blockchain Council's impact on changing the narrative around blockchain in Texas and suing the Federal Government

10 | Texas becomes a mining epicenter due to China's blockage

14 | Filing an amicus brief to support Coinbase against the SEC

20 | DeFi Education Fund files preemptive lawsuit against the SEC

22 | The North American Blockchain Summit aims to bring policymakers and regulators together with industry executives

26 | Lee reflects on his interview with Balaji Srinivasan and how the share many profound perspectives

29 | Discussions on criminal activity in crypto and impact of Bitcoin spot ETFS

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Website: TBC: Making Texas a Leader in Bitcoin, Blockchain & Digital Asset Innovation
Video: What We Do at the Texas Blockchain Council w/Lee Bratcher
Blog: US energy officials agree to ‘destroy’ all data from crypto mining survey
Policy: Texas Blockchain Council Policy Initiatives
Whitepaper: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System by Satoshi Nakamoto
Book: The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by Hernando De Soto
Video Podcast: Crypto & AI are Redefining US Federal System | Balaji Srinivasan and Lee Bratcher on Shifting Dynamics of US Power
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Speakers on today’s episode

Ian Andrews * Host * (Chief Marketing Officer, Chainalysis)
Lee Bratcher (Founder & President, Texas Blockchain Council)

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