IEA Interview | Bitcoin Policy Expert: Nigel Farage's Crypto Bill

IEA Interview | Bitcoin Policy Expert: Nigel Farage's Crypto Bill

Author: Bitcoin Policy UK July 4, 2025 Duration: 46:33
This podcast episode was originally published by the Institute of Economic Affairs IEA London on 7 June 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEsHxsi7OOY In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Digital Production Manager Jamie Legg interviews Freddie New, Chief Policy Officer at Bitcoin Policy UK, examining Reform's recent crypto policy bill announced by Nigel Farage at the Bitcoin Conference. The conversation covers the fundamentals of cryptocurrency - from Bitcoin's hard-capped digit...

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Bitcoin: A Less Risky AML Alternative to Traditional Finance? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:56
In this episode, we present the audio version of an article by Freddie New, Chief Policy Officer at Bitcoin Policy UK. The article explores a powerful and timely question: Is Bitcoin actually less risky than the traditio…