Episode notes
Why are bankers, the AFL-CIO, and law enforcement unions all storming Capitol Hill at the same time? In this episode of the Bitcoin Policy Hour, Zack Cohen sits down with Zack Shapiro and Ken Egan to dissect the CLARITY Act markup, the BRCA developer protection carve-out, and the bizarre coalition trying to kill stablecoin yield. They explain why Tim Scott and the Senate Banking Republicans held the line and what 100+ amendments from Senator Cortez Masto really mean.
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Chapters:
03:00 — BRCA Developer Carve-Out Explained: Intent vs. Knowledge Under Section 1960
08:30 — Why Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet Prosecutors Couldn't Prove Specific Intent
14:00 — Civil Liberties vs. Law Enforcement: Where BPI Draws the Line
19:00 — Bankers, AFL-CIO, and Police Unions: The Strange Coalition Against CLARITY
24:00 — 100+ Amendments, Cortez Masto, and the Real Risk of Legal Gray Areas
29:30 — Section 404 and Stablecoin Yield: How Coinbase and Circle Won the Loophole
37:30 — The Two-Year FDIC Study: Why Congress Loves a "Nothing Burger"
39:30 — Ken Egan on Iran: Federalization, the IRGC, and Regime-Change Risk
49:30 — Trump's Xi Meeting, Tech Leaders, and the U.S.–China AGI Race
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