BIG Podcast

John and Glen riff on the role Bitcoin is suddenly playing in the presidential election, and the thorny issue of how the US government should “manage” its crypto holdings. Also- assessing the prospects beyond the bluster for productive crypto legislation, and the bizarre backstory of HODL.   Links related to this episode:   In his own words, Mark Cuban’s take on Donald Trump’s crypto conversion: https://x.com/mcuban/status/1813591281970348264 The House’s approved crypto bill (the ball’s in your court, Senate): https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/22/us-house-approves-crypto-fit21-bill-with-wave-of-democratic-support/ Analysis of Bitcoin’s mid-August price decline coinciding with movement of government holdings: https://www.fxempire.com/forecasts/article/bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-down-as-u-s-govt-transfers-btc-worth-600m-1454167 Coindesk’s take on the same: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/14/nearly-600m-of-silk-road-bitcoin-hits-coinbase-prime-but-not-necessarily-to-sell/ The history of HODL