Basel Held Bitcoin Back. AI Could Unleash It | Conner Brown

About this episode

Joe Burnett discusses the impact of Basel's bitcoin risk weighting with Conner Brown and explores the future of bitcoin in the financial system and its relationship with AI.

Joe Burnett sits down with Conner Brown of the Bitcoin Policy Institute to discuss the Basel Committee’s 1,250% bitcoin risk weighting and why many view it as a major policy mistake limiting bank adoption. They also explore digital credit, the future of bitcoin in the financial system, and why AI agents may ultimately prefer bitcoin as money. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:49 The Basel 1,250% mistake explained 7:26 How punitive Basel’s bitcoin risk weighting is in practice 12:12 Why Basel treats gold and bitcoin so differently 15:01 What happens if the U.S. changes the rules for banks 20:06 Why America should lead in bitcoin financial products 22:07 Digital credit and why Connor is bullish on it 26:20 Why bitcoin needs to be repackaged for different users 29:10 What money AI agents prefer 33:35 What properties AI agents want in money 37:49 Why bitcoin could give AI agents a capability boost 41:32 How fast AI is advancing 48:20 AI, job displacement, and the reorganization of society 54:51 Key bitcoin policy issues to watch in Washington 1:01:14 Where to follow Connor and Bitcoin Policy Institute

People in this episode

Host: Joe Burnett

Guest: Conner Brown

Topics covered

• bitcoin risk weighting
• bank adoption
• digital credit
• AI and money
• financial policy
• future of bitcoin

Keywords

• Basel Committee
• bitcoin
• AI agents
• digital credit
• financial products
• bank adoption
• policy issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin Policy Institute, Basel Committee

Places: U.S.

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