Episode #2 of the Bitcoin Policy Hour hosted by the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Geopolitics and policy experts Matthew Pines, Zack Shapiro and Zack Cohen discuss America's Bitcoin and gold strategies in the context of a new monetary order and U.S.-China competition. They game out for what reasons, and with what likelihood, the U.S. may pivot from hoarding gold, to accumulating Bitcoin, and what this could mean for global capital flows and international relations.Chapters:00:00 - INTRO01:10 - Geo-economic Forces & the Dollar Network06:00 - Triffin's Dilemma Explained10:50 - Gold as a Geopolitical Hedge20:00 - U.S. Bitcoin Strategy & National Security28:10 - Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) & Budget Neutrality43:00 - Global Fallout & Bitcoin's Geopolitical RoleJoin leading policymakers, Bitcoin industry leaders and the builders creating the future of Bitcoin in America at the 2025 Bitcoin Policy Summit, June 25-26 in Washington, D.C.Visit https://www.btcpolicysummit.org/ to get your ticket and learn more about the premiere Bitcoin policy event in the world.READ: A “Global Economic Reordering:” US-China Competition and Bitcoin as a Tool of US Statecraft, by Matthew Pines: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/a-global-economic-reordering-us-china-competition-and-bitcoin-as-tool-of-us-statecraftFollow the Bitcoin Policy Institute on X: https://x.com/btcpolicyorgRead more about "The Bitcoin Policy Hour" in Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-magazine-bitcoin-policy-institute-launch-the-bitcoin-policy-hour-to-explore-global-finance-policy-and-monetary-trends#BTC #Gold #Currency #FX #Markets #PoliticalEconomy #Geopolitics #China #USA #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BitcoinMagazine

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