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 EPISODE: 158 BLOCK: 895392 PRICE: 1061 sats per dollar Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszeskwh7yg32c3xnxfvtq765rl9udu24ayeqsk3apfzm8xk5284wc46aa4x support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat learn more about me: https://odell.xyz (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
