I think the Democrats have a major opportunity right now to actually figure out why the Republicans
Selling Donald Trump Burgers for Bitcoin - Thomas Pacchia of PubKey (THE Bitcoin Podcast)
"This is something that could be really beneficial to all Americans, American businesses and America on a geopolitical stage. And I think that this was a real warning shot to everybody in Washington that they should pay attention to this, because Bitcoiners are certainly paying attention."
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1 I think the Democrats have a major opportunity right now to actually figure out why the Republicans 2 benefited so greatly by engaging with the community.
4 Two of the best politicians in the country on Bitcoin have done really deep dots, and 5 that's Senator Lummis and Senator Cruz.
6 Senator Cruz and Lummis are both coming from states where energy plays a significant role 7 in their industries within that state.
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benefited so greatly by engaging with the community.
And it wasn't just Trump, right?
Two of the best politicians in the country on Bitcoin have done really deep dots, and
that's Senator Lummis and Senator Cruz.
Senator Cruz and Lummis are both coming from states where energy plays a significant role
in their industries within that state.
So they had a bit of an advantage where they could come in through the mining industry
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"This is something that could be really beneficial to all Americans, American businesses and America on a geopolitical stage. And I think that this was a real warning shot to everybody in Washington that they should pay attention to this, because Bitcoiners are certainly paying attention."
On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Thomas Pacchia. Thomas is a Bitcoin entrepreneur who you may know as the founder and the co-owner of Pubkey, a Bitcoin bar in New York City, where President Donald Trump paid for burgers with Bitcoin. Thomas tells the whole story of how Trump ended up in his bar paying in bitcoin, but we also get into the changing bitcoin culture, media and political perspectives around Bitcoin, PubKey as a community hub and Third Place for Bitcoiners, the logistics of running a bitcoin business, the ridiculous New York Bitlicense and the issues it causes, and a whole lot more.
