TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:02 – Introduction 00:01:06 – Avik’s Background and Bitcoin’s Early Days in Austin 00:02:03 – The Growing Bitcoin Policy Discussion in Washington 00:05:00 – ETFs, CBDCs, and Strategic Bitcoin Reserves 00:06:49 – How Long Until a U.S. Fiscal Crisis? 00:10:00 – The Federal Reserve’s Dilemma 00:16:27 – What Happens When the U.S. Runs Out of Buyers for Its Debt? 00:24:00 – Capital Controls and Bitcoin Confiscation 00:30:00 – Executive Order 6102 & the Nixon Shock 00:33:32 – Will the U.S. Ban Self-Custody? 00:50:00 – Bitcoin in a Collapsing Economy 00:55:00 – Can the U.S. Fix Its Fiscal Problems? 01:08:00 – What’s Next for Bitcoin Policy in Washington? 01:15:00 – The Global Economic Shift & Bitcoin's Role 01:22:00 – Final Thoughts & Where to Follow Avik Roy