Political Inertia And Bitcoin With Andrew Yang And Glenn Greenwald
Former U.S. presidential candidates Jo Jorgensen and Andrew Yang as well as journalist Glenn Greenwald discuss Bitcoin.A few politicians that are known for thinking creatively about policy spoke to attendees of the Bitcoin 2022 conference in a panel titled “Overcoming Idea Inertia.”The panel was moderated by David Zell, the director of policy at BTC Inc and a co-founder of the Bitcoin Policy Institute think tank, which strives to educate policy-makers about Bitcoin and its potential for the country. The panelists included Dr. Jo Jorgensen, who was the Libertarian Party's nominee for....
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