Code is Free Speech: Ending the War on Bitcoin
For years, Bitcoin developers wrote code with one eye over their shoulder. That era is officially over. At Bitcoin 2026, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal sits down with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel to break down the April 7, 2025 DOJ memo that ended regulation by prosecution and what it means for builders, platforms, and the future of digital asset policy in the United States. They get into Tornado Cash, Samourai Wallet, the FBI's offshore scam compound takedowns, and why both DOJ leaders are personally Bitcoin holders.Click here to get 10% off bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput=YT10
🔶 Kash Patel - FBI Director
🔶 Todd Blanche - Acting Attorney General
🔶 Paul Grewal - Coinbase Chief Legal Officer
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Paul Grewal Opens with the 1870 Parallel: Builders vs. Old Laws
03:38 - Kash Patel and Todd Blanche Join Virtually After Saturday's Events
05:03 - Bitcoin Origin Stories: How Both DOJ Leaders Became Holders
08:41 - Inside the April 7, 2025 Blanche Memo and the End of Regulation by Prosecution
10:49 - Executive Order 14178 and the DOJ's New Mandate on Digital Assets
13:08 - Code as Speech: First Amendment Protection for Bitcoin Developers
15:51 - Tornado Cash, Samourai Wallet, and the Lingering Cases on the Books
18:48 - IC3 Numbers: 180,000 Complaints and $11B in Digital Asset Fraud
20:55 - Why Crypto Is the Victim, Not the Perpetrator: FBI Targets Scam Compounds Overseas
23:32 - The Most Pro-Bitcoin Administration in History — and What's Different Now
25:47 - Closing: Prevention Over Prosecution and the Coinbase-FBI Partnership
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