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Bitcoin Policy Institute

Bitcoin Policy and the Trump Administration with Zack Shapiro and Matthew Pines

Jan 23, 2025
55:05

Matthew Pines is the Head of Strategy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and the Director of Security Advisory at SentinelOne. Zack Shapiro is the Head of Policy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and the Managing Partner at Rains Law. BPI's Zack Cohen sat down with Zack Shapiro and Matthew Pines to outline what Bitcoin policy might look like under the new Trump administration. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction to the Incoming Trump Administration 00:59 - Key Personnel: Scott Bessent 05:50 - Key Personnel: David Sacks 14:53 - Regulatory Concerns of the Crypto Industry 26:31 - Legislative Landscape for Stablecoins 32:06 - The BITCOIN Act 39:54 - What Ross Ulbricht's pardon signals 48:49 - Global Implications of U.S. Bitcoin Policy decisions

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