Episode notes
Builders In Bitcoin EP15: Bitcoin is Good, pt. 2 w/ Grant McCarty, Co-Executive Director - Bitcoin Policy Institute
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Grant McCarty, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), to discuss political engagement and advocacy around Bitcoin. Having advocates like Grant and his BPI co-founder David Zell educating Washington policy makers about Bitcoin in a language that they understand is an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to advancing and protecting the interests of Bitcoiners, both in the United States and beyond.
In this episode, we dig into:
- why BPI is an important part of outreach and how it helps shape politicians’ understanding of Bitcoin
- some of the biggest risks to Bitcoin from government regulation
- the differences in approach to state versus federal policy when it comes to Bitcoin
- and a lot more, including the announcement of a new podcast…
0:00 Intro
3:06 How Grant got into Bitcoin
7:16 Autonomy multipliers
9:59 Why BPI?
12:15 Relationships matter
14:16 BPI fellowship
21:06 Biggest risks to Bitcoin from Washington
24:43 State policy vs federal policy
28:14 Sovereign Valley
28:50 New podcast announcement
29:23 Why Rod is embracing advocacy
35:21 Bitcoin and Public Policy open house
38:26 Fostering productive conversation
41:10 Getting reelected
43:43 Conclusion + more announcements
44:14 How people can help Grant and BPI
46:46 Where to find Grant and BPI
48:40 Outro
Resources:
Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/
Email Grant: grant@btcpolicy.org
Bitcoin Park Public Policy Open House (Thursday, November 3, 2022): https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/287981464/
Grant on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grant_mccarty
BPI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/btcpolicyorg
Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite
Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc
To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
And a massive thank you to:
- Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell
- Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Grant McCarty, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), to discuss political engagement and advocacy around Bitcoin. Having advocates like Grant and his BPI co-founder David Zell educating Washington policy makers about Bitcoin in a language that they understand is an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to advancing and protecting the interests of Bitcoiners, both in the United States and beyond.
In this episode, we dig into:
- why BPI is an important part of outreach and how it helps shape politicians’ understanding of Bitcoin
- some of the biggest risks to Bitcoin from government regulation
- the differences in approach to state versus federal policy when it comes to Bitcoin
- and a lot more, including the announcement of a new podcast…
0:00 Intro
3:06 How Grant got into Bitcoin
7:16 Autonomy multipliers
9:59 Why BPI?
12:15 Relationships matter
14:16 BPI fellowship
21:06 Biggest risks to Bitcoin from Washington
24:43 State policy vs federal policy
28:14 Sovereign Valley
28:50 New podcast announcement
29:23 Why Rod is embracing advocacy
35:21 Bitcoin and Public Policy open house
38:26 Fostering productive conversation
41:10 Getting reelected
43:43 Conclusion + more announcements
44:14 How people can help Grant and BPI
46:46 Where to find Grant and BPI
48:40 Outro
Resources:
Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/
Email Grant: grant@btcpolicy.org
Bitcoin Park Public Policy Open House (Thursday, November 3, 2022): https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/287981464/
Grant on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grant_mccarty
BPI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/btcpolicyorg
Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite
Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc
To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
And a massive thank you to:
- Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell
- Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington
