Sam Lyman

The enduring genius of Bitcoin is that the Satoshi mystery does not need an answer. A monetary network secured by cryptography and game theory, rather than on trust in any individual or institution, does not depend on who Satoshi is or on whether Satoshi is ever found. Every other monetary system in history has depended on trusting someone. Bitcoin is the one that doesn't.

Banning stablecoin yield would increase bank lending by a whopping ... [wait for it] ... 0.02%. All while foregoing billions in benefits to everyday stablecoin users. The White House report on stablecoin yield blows a massive hole in the big banks' biggest talking point.

What does autonomous AI mean for the future of money? @BitcoinConner, @zackbshapiro, and @LukasDanielian dig into BPI's latest research on AI agents and Bitcoin — live at PubKey DC tomorrow night. Food and drinks on us.

WATCH: Is Google's Quantum Breakthrough a Threat to Bitcoin? | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep 33 🇺🇸 A new Google whitepaper has accelerated the timeline for Q-Day, potentially putting Bitcoin wallet security at risk to quantum computing as early as 2029. The @bitcoinpolicy team breaks down the quantum threat, geopolitical strategy, and why "not your keys, not your coins" has never been more real. Feat. @bitconpolicy 's @zackcohen_ @zackbshapiro @Bayman11771 @samlyman33 @LukasDanielian Chapters: 4:45 — Google's Quantum Paper 9:16 — Why Q-Day Is Closer Than We Thought 12:48 — Qubits Explained: Logical vs Physical 18:12 — Vulnerable Bitcoin Addresses 20:15 — Stakeholder Map 26:21 — Not Your Keys Not Your Coins 30:14 — Migration Windows and Coinbase Rewards 37:34 — Could Gov'ts Hijack Bitcoin's Quantum Fix? 46:04 — Government's Role in Quantum Defense 51:05 — AI Tools Update

You want access to oil? You generally need dollars. You want access to Bitcoin? You generally need dollars or USD-denominated stablecoins. Hence, the symbiotic relationship between BTC and USD. A solid write-up here from @VinceQuill in @Cointelegraph 👇

Happy Easter! Never blackpill.

🇺🇸 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.

@BryanJacoutot @JakeLangenkamp Great flag, Bryan. A good reminder that any material asset is at risk of being seized in these scenarios. The fact that bitcoin dematerializes gold sets it apart as a potential reserve asset.

@SamLyman33 @JakeLangenkamp Very true. There’s a long line of wartime precedent for this. Reminded of Hitler’s plundering of gold from vanquished nations during WWII. Each time a nation fell, the formerly “safe” gold filled the conquering nation’s coffers. (Excerpt from House of Morgan by Ron Chernow)

Taiwan holds 424 tonnes of gold, making it the 13th largest holder in the world. But that gold will be immediately confiscated if China invades. Bitcoin fixes this. @JakeLangenkamp explains in a must-read report highlighting the benefits of a Taiwan Bitcoin Reserve 👇

WATCH: 🇺🇸 Why Agentic Payments are BULLISH for Bitcoin Tax Exemption | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep 32 On the agent-based economy as a key lever for bitcoin de minimis tax-exemption, and inside the Capitol Hill meeting with BPI. Coinbase, River and and Block to advocate for bitcoin as money. Feat. @bitcoinpolicy @zackcohen_ @zackbshapiro @Bayman11771 Chapters: 0:00 — AI Agents & Agentic Commerce Moving the Needle on Bitcoin Tax 00:30 — Ken Egan's Sonnet vs Opus Controversy 2:48 — How to Use AI Effectively: Prompts, Skills & the Secret Sauce 8:34 — Using AI for School, Work & the Permanent Underclass 16:26 — BPI's Capitol Hill Briefing on Bitcoin De Minimis with Coinbase, Block & River 25:30 — US-Iran Tensions: Peace Deals, Strait of Hormuz & Military Deployments 34:52 — CoinCenter's Llewellyn Privacy Case Dismissed 47:21 — Kentucky Hardware Wallet Backdoor Legislation Walked Down 51:54 — Senate Stablecoin Yield Language & Banks vs Coinbase

"Unwittingly, America’s banks are doing Beijing’s bidding." The latest from @SamLyman33 of @bitcoinpolicy: wapo.st/4uWxKB8

Grateful for the bipartisan effort, but Conner is right. These critical issues need to be addressed.

This is a fantastic op-ed showing that a matter of seemingly domestic policy has massive foreign policy implications in the monetary fight between the U.S. and China.

Unfortunately, the "PARITY Act" promotes anything but. "It creates a two-tier tax regime, offering deferral to stakers while leaving miners stuck with the same phantom income problem." If you care about getting bitcoin tax right, read the below 👇

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!

U.S. banks don't want to compete with stablecoin yield, so they're asking Congress to ban it. Meanwhile China is building the digital yuan as fast as it can. Banning yield on stablecoins doesn't protect the dollar. It hands the global monetary system to our adversaries.

China is building new nodes as part of its overall plan to shape and dominate the new financial infrastructure of the 21st century. Check out @SamLyman33 's op-ed in todays @washingtonpost about what's at stake. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The most overlooked development in crypto this year is the dramatic makeover of the digital yuan from M0 money to M1 money. On Jan. 1, the People’s Bank of China launched a new version of the e-CNY that shares interest payments with users for simply holding the token. The update is designed to combat the growth of USD stablecoins and supercharge adoption of the digital yuan. In effect, users’ digital wallets become de facto savings accounts. With dollar-backed stablecoins, a similar form of interest-sharing could be possible in the United States — but only if Congress allows it. In the debate over stablecoin rewards, our leaders must do what’s right for the country, not the bank lobby. Read the full op-ed here: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

If banks prevail in the stablecoin battle, the biggest winner won't be the banks themselves; it will be China. The future of global currency competition is BTC & stablecoins vs. the digital yuan. The CCP knows this. US policymakers do not. My latest in the @washingtonpost

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:

“While DC policymakers have spent the past several months dithering over the yield question, the CCP has rolled out a historic update to its digital yuan to compete with U.S. dollar-based stablecoins.” Congress needs to wake up and realize what time it is. My latest in WaPo 👇