Today we are joined by Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms. Brian recently joined Riot to advocate for the Bitcoin mining industry in Washington DC. We talk about the recent SEC crackdown on staking, operation choke point 2.0 and opportunities for policy makers. https://www.riotplatforms.com Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 01:14 Kraken SEC judgment 04:40 Kraken staking product vs mining 07:05 Brian background 10:19 Bitcoin policy lobbyists 15:31 State vs federal policy focus 17:15 Energy narratives 21:27 Risks and opportunities 27:18 Operation Chokepoint 2.0 33:08 Rationale behind Chokepoint 37:16 Future opportunities MINE Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 WATCH https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1 Amazon https://amzn.to/3557cqg Anchor https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF Fountain https://bit.ly/3NeNTec RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV LEARN Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 18,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD FOLLOW Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining