Bitcoin Policy Institute

We tested 36 blank-slate frontier AI models to determine their monetary preferences. Across 9000+ scenarios, the agents overwhelmingly chose Bitcoin. See for yourself at moneyforai.org

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🇺🇸 BPI's Congressional Fellows Program is officially in action. Our inaugural cohort is working in offices across both chambers and both sides of the aisle, bringing deep expertise in monetary policy, financial regulation, and open-source technology to Capitol Hill.

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📄NEW RESEARCH (from @JakeLangenkamp): Taiwan holds $602B in reserves, over 80% in USD. In a PRC blockade, gold is stranded and dollar access could be leveraged against Taipei. Bitcoin is the only reserve asset that stays sovereign and spendable under both scenarios.

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AI agents are learning to code, negotiate, and transact, but what happens when they start picking their own money? Join BPI LIVE at PubKey DC on April 8th for a conversation on what the rise of AI agents means for Bitcoin and the policy decisions ahead. Food and drinks on us!

Bitcoin and stablecoins are essential tools of economic statecraft. Yet legacy banks have fought for years to block their adoption, both here at home and abroad. No country benefits from this hostility more than China. In an effort to protect their competitive moat in recent digital asset legislation, America’s banks are unwittingly doing Beijing’s bidding. They are undermining our nation's global economic influence and strengthening the digital yuan. To understand how, read our latest op-ed in the @WashingtonPost @PostOpinions:

Another successful day in D.C., educating on the importance of smart Bitcoin policy.

RT @BitcoinConner: Great news for self custody! Our contacts on the ground in Kentucky have told us that lawmakers are withdrawing the back…

Tomorrow I'll be joining @BitcoinConner, @BitcoinPolicy, @blocks, and @river to make the case for de minimis tax relief for all digital asset payments. I'll be sharing timely net new Coinbase data underscoring the need for a de minimis threshold and reporting refinements. Tax

Very excited for tomorrow's briefing for staffers on Capitol Hill to discuss the importance of a De Minimis exemption for American competitiveness. Thank you to @coinbase, @blocks and @river for participating and bringing new data to the conversation in D.C.

🇸🇻 Bitcoin Country is hosting the SovAI Summit The Convergence: Permissionless Money + Infinite Intelligence = Maximum Build AI agents don't have bank accounts. They don't respect "3-5 business days." They require final, permissionless settlement. They want bitcoin.🤖⚡️ At the

At some point, people, particularly on the left, are going to appreciate the value of a neutral, censorship-resistant monetary network.

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Section 33 of Kentucky's HB 380 gives hardware wallet manufacturers two choices: build a backdoor, or stop serving Kentucky customers. Either outcome harms consumers. We've written to Senate President Stivers urging its removal.

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After attending today’s hearing, we reviewed the Fed’s proposal and Bitcoin’s risk weighting remains unchanged for now. That being said, the proposal is a huge step in the right direction and opens the door for further reform. BPI will be submitting a comment to the Federal Reserve shortly on why changing Bitcoin’s treatment is necessary for the long term success of America’s capital markets and free and fair access to the banking system. This is a multi-trillion dollar question that we have to get right. Full proposal can be found online here: federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pre…

🚨BPI has just learned of an amendment buried in Kentucky HB 380 that would require hardware wallet providers to reset users' seed phrases on request. This would effectively outlaw self-custody in Kentucky. BPI is sending a letter to the Kentucky Senate informing them of the harmfulness of this language. Section 33 was added as a last-minute floor amendment to a 77-page virtual currency kiosk regulation bill. The underlying bill has political support and is expected to move through the Senate for final passage, possibly within the next week. The mandate is technologically impossible for non-custodial wallets. Hardware wallets are specifically designed so that no one — including the manufacturer — can access or recover a user's seed phrase. Requiring a backdoor for seed phrase recovery breaks Bitcoin's fundamental security guarantees and pushes users toward centralized custodians that are vulnerable to hacks and failures. Kentucky legislators should be protecting their constituents' right to secure their own property. We urge the Senate to strip this provision before the bill reaches a vote. Relevant text below