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The episode discusses the odds of the Clarity Act passing and parallels between AI data centers and nuclear power.

Austin Campbell draws a parallel between the AI data center backlash and the decades-long collapse of US nuclear power, then Sam Lyman of the Bitcoin Policy Institute puts real odds on whether the Clarity Act passes the Senate before August recess. Hosts: Austin Campbell, Host of Bits + Bips, Founder of Zero Knowledge Group, and Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern Ram Ahluwalia, Co-host of Bits + Bips and CEO of Lumida Chris Perkins, Co-host of Bits + Bips and Head of Franklin Crypto Guest: Sam Lyman - Head of Research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute This clip is from a longer conversation on foreign funded opposition to AI data centers and the odds of the Clarity Act passing. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/-xbSniveaQU  We go live every Monday - subscribe to catch it live. Sponsor Cape: Your biggest crypto vulnerability isn't your wallet, it's your phone number. Cape is America's privacy-first mobile carrier that rotates your SIM identity daily and blocks SIM swaps before they happen. Get 33% off your first six months at https://cape.co/unchained  (use code: UNCHAINED). Chapters: 🏗️ 00:00 Austin compares the AI backlash to nuclear power's collapse, citing Indian Point…

People in this episode

Hosts: Austin Campbell, Ram Ahluwalia, Chris Perkins

Guest: Sam Lyman

Topics covered

• AI data centers
• Clarity Act
• Bitcoin policy
• nuclear power
• political leadership

Keywords

• Clarity Act
• AI backlash
• nuclear power
• Bitcoin
• political leadership
• data centers
• Sam Lyman

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin Policy Institute, Zero Knowledge Group, Lumida

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