In this episode, Grant McCarty joins me to discuss the impact of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, the importance of properly framing Bitcoin, and how Bitcoin’s narrative is changing in Washington. Grant McCarty is a Bitcoin advisor who is currently working as the Co-Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute. // GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/grant_mccarty Website: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ // SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/Gold Investment Letter: https://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveWasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/Join Me At Bitcoin 2023 in Miami (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.comCarnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:01:02 - Intro 00:02:35 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 00:03:22 - Introducing Grant McCarty 00:03:47 - What is Bitcoin Policy Institute 00:05:28 - Making Bitcoin a Number One Priority 00:09:46 - Changing Bitcoin's Narrative in D.C. 00:15:44 - Bitcoin Revolution: 14 Years and Counting 00:19:14 - Addressing Bitcoin's Power Usage and Environmental Risk Factors 00:22:14 - Degrowth Mindset vs. Abundance Mindset 00:24:03 - Reaching Environmental Goals with Bitcoin Mining 00:27:02 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:27:57 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 00:28:53 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:29:54 - The Impact of a Think Tank in a Current Political Paradigm 00:33:55 - What is Think Tank? 00:35:10 - How to Make Bitcoin Standout in D.C. 00:39:40 - The Outlook on Bitcoin vs. Crypto in Washington 00:43:26 - What Intranet is to Internet, Shitcoin is to Bitcoin 00:46:30 - The Bitcoin Policy Summit 00:49:55 - How to Properly Frame Bitcoin to Politicians 00:52:45 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 00:53:36 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 00:54:24 - The Ultimate Goal of Bitcoin Policy Institute 01:01:09 - The High Ground of Bitcoin 01:06:07 - How Grant McCarty Got Into Bitcoin 01:12:09 - Social Insecurity: The Problems with Our Current Fiat System 01:14:30 - Where to Find Grant McCarty on the Internet// PODCAST //Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8...RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ // SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22