Discussing crypto policy under the Trump administration, how the US government getting involved effects Bitcoin, and where we're headed from here.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

07:15 Bitcoin soft forks

11:00 Bitcoin vs. Crypto in US policy

19:20 How much political power does Bitcoin have?

23:50 Bitcoiners are politically homeless

26:20 Strategic Bitcoin reserve

29:00 Bitcoin development and ossification

32:00 Separation of money and state

33:40 Raise your time preference

35:20 SBR as a way out of USD global reserve status

41:00 Will they eventually fight us?

43:00 Incentives as a political movement

46:30 What happens next?

49:15 Bitcoin Vegas & Inscribing Vegas 2025

JEREMY RUBIN RETURNS... for his annual vibe check on Bitcoin development, and the evolving art of soft forking Bitcoin. Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribe Or support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys FOLLOW HELL MONEY PODCAST: → HMP: https://x.com/hellmoneypod → Casey: https://x.com/rodarmor → Erin: https://x.com/realizingerin → Podcast Links: ⁠https://hell.money/⁠ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:35 What is Jeremy doing now?? 4:45 Bitcoin L2s 17:40 How hard is Jeremy working?? 23:20 VR has been an absolute fuckin flop 25:10 Rubin year in review 32:17 Bitcoin Soft forks 33:44 Covenants without a soft fork change? 39:50 Runes 50:40 Stablecoins on Bitcoin 54:35 Erin's soft fork vibe check 59:16 OP_CAT and use of human capital 1:01:45 Bitcoin script 1:08:35 Ethereum vs. Bitcoin block production 1:13:20 Solana and global state 1:15:45 Predictions for Bitcoin soft forks 1:17:40 Could OP_CAT happen in 2025? 1:20:30 Casey's opinions on Bitcoin soft forks 1:22:22 How to soft fork Bitcoin 1:29:00 Overall 2025 predictions & outro

It's time for the best episode of the year: 2025 Astrology Predictions Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: ⁠https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-su... Or support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys BOOK A 2025 ASTROLOGY READING: https://ephemera.gallery/ FOLLOW HELL MONEY PODCAST: → HMP: https://x.com/hellmoneypod → Casey: https://x.com/rodarmor → Erin: https://x.com/realizingerin → Podcast Links: ⁠https://hell.money/⁠ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 3:00 Methodology & history of Astrology 20:40 Reviewing 2024 predictions 30:13 End of Democracy & Consolidation of power around Trump 40:40 March 2025 pivotal moment for Trump 48:00 Civil War energies 50:45 Aliens & UFOs 51:55 Bitcoin 2025 predictions 57:40 Trump Presidency predictions 59:55 Are we going to zero? 1:03:00 Ordinals 2025 predictions 1:03:45 Advice for 2025 1:04:40 Pluto in Aquarius themes 1:08:14 Astrology readings for Ephemera holders 1:09:34 Casey's 2025 astrology 1:16:02 Outro