60 congressional staffers packed a room to hear why Bitcoin should be tax-free for everyday purchases. BPI joined a major Hill briefing on de minimis with Coinbase, Block, and River, drawing bipartisan interest from tax staffers who've never dealt with crypto lobbyists before. The team also unpacks the CoinCenter litigation setback, a quick win against Kentucky's self-custody threat, and why the stablecoin yield fight might need to wait. Ken Egan gives a geopolitical read on US-Iran tensions.🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/
Chapters:
0:00 — AI Agents & Agentic Commerce Moving the Needle on Bitcoin Tax
0:30 — Intro & Ken Egan's Sonnet vs Opus Controversy
2:48 — How to Use AI Effectively: Prompts, Skills & the Secret Sauce
8:34 — Using AI for School, Work & the Permanent Underclass
16:26 — BPI's Capitol Hill Briefing on Bitcoin De Minimis with Coinbase, Block & River
25:30 — US-Iran Tensions: Peace Deals, Strait of Hormuz & Military Deployments
34:52 — CoinCenter's Llewellyn Privacy Case Dismissed
47:21 — Kentucky Hardware Wallet Backdoor Legislation Walked Down
51:54 — Senate Stablecoin Yield Language & Banks vs Coinbase
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