Builders In Bitcoin

EP3: Bitcoin Is Good w/ David Zell, Founder & Co-Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute

I was fortunate to have the Founder & Co-Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute David Zell in the studio. We covered a number of topics in less than 60 minutes including: - What he does - Why and how to tal...

2022-08-08

Episode notes

I was fortunate to have the Founder & Co-Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute David Zell in the studio.

We covered a number of topics in less than 60 minutes including:
- What he does
- Why and how to talk Bitcoin with policymakers
- Do we really need non-profits like BPI
- Why should US policymakers care about Bitcoin
- His simple framework for Bitcoin
- How David got into Bitcoin and why he thinks he was TOO early
- What is a think tank and why he spends his time working in one
- The probability of Bitcoin friendly bills being passed
- An amazing story how he disrupted $3.5 billion of financing for private prisons in Alabama
- What BPI is doing to advance Bitcoin adoption
- How to talk their language
- How do policymakers learn about Bitcoin
- How to donate and why they use a 3rd party donation site
- The team behind BPI and his biggest ask of me and you

Learn more about Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/
David Zell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidzell_
Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite
Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc

And a massive thank you to:
- Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell
- Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington