Julian discusses Bitcoin's political landscape post-2024 election, covering the slow progress of pro-Bitcoin legislation like the Clarity Act and Lummis's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill. He explains the partisan divide (Republicans generally pro, Democrats generally against), highlights state-level reserve bills in Texas, New Hampshire, and Arizona, and argues that states need Bitcoin to address unfunded pension liabilities. 

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Jeff Booth discusses how Bitcoin represents an existential battle between inflationary control systems and free market abundance, why fear of co-option actually drives innovation in freedom tech, and how Bitcoin is exponentially more powerful than the internet because it enables humanity's first true free market.

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In the hours after this interview, I could not get over how impressive Karrin Taylor Robson was. Some people have it.

Arizona’s legislature has passed multiple pro Bitcoin bills since 2023, only to see them blocked at the governor’s desk, including a Bitcoin reserve measure and a bill tied to protections for node operators. In this interview, Karrin Taylor Robson lays out how she sees money printing in Washington, why state level policy matters, and how Arizona can protect freedoms while the rest of the country drifts.

In this episode:

• Why Arizona’s Bitcoin bills keep dying at the finish line
• What Karrin says she would do differently as governor
• How she thinks about money printing, incentives, and long-term damage
• Why Arizona has a real shot to turn orange in the next election

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JB55 joins Soak Quest to talk about the future of Nostr. JB is the founder of Damus and Notedeck, and he has a front-row seat to what is working in Nostr today and what needs to change next.

We cover what Nostr is right now, what the next phase could look like, and the practical steps to get there.