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On Bitcoin News’s The Daily Stack podcast, Threshold Labs Co-Founder and CPO Callan Sarre ( sap ) breaks down how Bitcoin can be allocated across different risk profiles, including emerging opportunities powered by tBTC. By providing bitcoin as collateral, holders contribute economic security to blockchain networks with relatively low...

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