We are down south in Miami for Bitcoin 2023. Today we are joined by Lee Bratcher, President of the Texas Blockchain Council. We discuss Texas mining, Bitcoin and CBDC bills, domestic ASIC production and garnering public interest.

Lee Bratcher: https://twitter.com/lee_bratcher

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00Start

01:13Proof of Reserves Bill

02:15State based law making

05:32Texas CBDC Bill

08:14Limiting BTC mining in ERCOT Bill

16:38Political flexibility

19:29NYT Mining Story

21:44Miner data privacy

26:07Interacting w/ journalists

29:25ERCOT update

34:11Domestic ASIC manufacturing

37:33Lobbying progress

41:26BTC interest in Texas

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