Episode
Nik Bhatia on Bitcoin and the Case for Using Stablecoins for Statecraft
Macro Musings with David Beckworth · Jun 15, 2026 · 59 min
Nik Bhatia is an author of two economics books, a visiting fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and the founder of The Bitcoin Layer. In Nik's first appearance on the podcast, he discusses his niche in the Bitcoin community, the role of Bitcoin as a transaction asset, the threat or lack thereof of quantum computing on Bitcoin, his issues with the current eurodollar market, his new proposal to…