Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and why the US can’t afford to fall behind. From sovereign wealth strategies to regulatory fragmentation, this conversation unpacks how Bitcoin could reshape geopolitical leverage and why Texas may be at the center of it.

Episode Highlights

Mining as energy monetization
Bitcoin as a strategic reserve
The sovereign wealth fund question
Tax policy throttles adoption
Why stablecoins are infrastructure
Bitcoin's edge over other crypto
Fragmented and reactive regulation
Nuclear’s resurgence via AI demand
What’s Next Austin?
- “Bitcoin miners, AI, energy, all getting married in Texas to make the US the leader of the world.”

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Brian Morgenstern
Riot Platforms

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