August Update

This bounty was updated in August to open submissions to politicians anywhere in the world. Please reference the comment section below for the bounty creator's original scope update.

We want direct, on-camera conversations with real politicians about crypto, decentralization, internet governance, and the future of our open networks.

Your mission is simple: interview a currently active politician from any country and discuss the 10 topics below on video.

The politician can serve at the national, regional, state/provincial, or local level. You must be able to prove that your interview subject is a real, currently active politician.

First legit claim wins.

You must cover all 10 topics in the interview, but feel free to tailor the wording to your country, region, and political context as you see fit.

1. Do you see crypto as speech, property, or financial plumbing — and how does that shape your approach to regulation?
2. How should crypto regulation protect small builders without entrenching large incumbents?
3. Should self-custody be an explicit legal right in your country or region?
4. Where's the line between consumer protection and killing permissionless innovation?
5. Do decentralized social protocols like Farcaster reduce platform monopoly risk — or just reshape it?
6. Should protocol-layer speech be regulated differently than corporate platforms?
7. How would you prevent regulatory capture by large crypto firms?
8. Do you support prediction markets (like Policast) as legitimate civic tools or view them as gambling?
9. Should governments be able to censor at the app layer if the protocol itself is neutral?
10. What would make you publicly post from a decentralized social network yourself?

Rules

• Video format required
• Original interviews only
• Audio must be understandable
• Minor editing is allowed
• Short-form clips and full interviews are both acceptable
• AI-generated interviews or voice cloning are prohibited
• You may ask follow-up questions in addition to the required list
• Be prepared to provide clear proof that the interview subject is a real, currently active politician

First legit video, posted on the Farcaster /politics channel, wins 🏆