{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Austin Next","title":"Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7f0aa482\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3403,"description":"Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and why the US can’t afford to fall behind. From sovereign wealth strategies to regulatory fragmentation, this conversation unpacks how Bitcoin could reshape geopolitical leverage and why Texas may be at the center of it. \n\nEpisode Highlights\nMining as energy monetization\nBitcoin as a strategic reserve\nThe sovereign wealth fund question\nTax policy throttles adoption\nWhy stablecoins are infrastructure\nBitcoin's edge over other crypto\nFragmented and reactive regulation\nNuclear’s resurgence via AI demand\nWhat’s Next Austin?“Bitcoin miners, AI, energy, all getting married in Texas to make the US the leader of the world.”\nGuest Links\nBrian Morgenstern\nRiot Platforms","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4HrZGXEGyTZvMSwVdOhUF-5lWCTZZWxkKyPeZJOEQTE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wODE0/YzJjMTNjM2YzZTM3/MzZmNmVhOTRkNjNl/MTQ5OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}