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WATCH: Washington's Crypto Power Grab Explained | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep. 19 🇺🇸 On D.C.'s Bitcoin and crypto strategy: from stablecoins and 'skinny banking', to President Trump's pardon of former Binance CEO CZ, and quantum supremacy threats to Satoshi's coins as a national security concern. Feat. Bitcoin Policy Institute's...

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Natalie Brunell ⚡️

140,861 views • 1 year ago

WATCH: The Modern Wage Crisis & Bitcoin's Institutional Takeover | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep. 22 🇺🇸 On the arrival of true institutional adoption while Main Street struggles. Ivy League endowments and sovereign wealth are accumulating as inflation drives voter polarization and populism. Plus analysis of Rep. Warren Davidson 🇺🇸’s newly announced “Bitcoin for America” Act. Feat. @btcpolicyorg’s Zack Shapiro @Bayman1177 & Zack Cohen 🟪 Chapters: 00:00 – Why 2025 Is a Breaking Point for the Economy 05:00 – Top 3 Benefits of Paying Taxes in Bitcoin 07:03 – Could Taxes Fund a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? 13:52 – Harvard & Institutions Quietly Stack Bitcoin 17:31 – Bitcoin Adoption Surges in the Middle East 22:24 – Are Nation States Preparing for Bitcoin? 33:27 – New Hampshire’s BitBond & State-Level Debt Instruments 42:09 – “My Life Is a Lie” — The Michael Green Report 57:17 – Can Bitcoin Restore Hope for the Next Generation? 59:55 – Closing Remarks
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WATCH: The Modern Wage Crisis & Bitcoin's Institutional Takeover | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep. 22 🇺🇸 On the arrival of true institutional adoption while Main Street struggles. Ivy League endowments and sovereign wealth are accumulating as inflation drives voter polarization and populism. Plus analysis of Rep. Warren Davidson 🇺🇸’s newly announced “Bitcoin for America” Act. Feat. @btcpolicyorg’s Zack Shapiro @Bayman1177 & Zack Cohen 🟪 Chapters: 00:00 – Why 2025 Is a Breaking Point for the Economy 05:00 – Top 3 Benefits of Paying Taxes in Bitcoin 07:03 – Could Taxes Fund a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? 13:52 – Harvard & Institutions Quietly Stack Bitcoin 17:31 – Bitcoin Adoption Surges in the Middle East 22:24 – Are Nation States Preparing for Bitcoin? 33:27 – New Hampshire’s BitBond & State-Level Debt Instruments 42:09 – “My Life Is a Lie” — The Michael Green Report 57:17 – Can Bitcoin Restore Hope for the Next Generation? 59:55 – Closing Remarks

Bitcoin Magazine

22,813 views • 8 months ago

DROPS E6: SatLayer 🟨🧊 : the 4 best ways to earn 10% yield on your Bitcoin! Luke X 🟨 new financial system, on BTC , the CoFounder & CEO of Satlayer, joins us on the 6th episode of DROPS, our series for upcoming founders and projects. We talk about one of the big new narratives: BTC staking, BTC DEFI and how to earn yield on your precious Bitcoin! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:04 Welcome to DROPS 1:44 Sleep struggles under stress 2:42 Building Bitcoin’s economic layer 3:30 Bitcoin = best asset 4:48 Crypto vs gold custody 6:33 Kickstarter → crypto journey 8:33 Lessons from first startup 10:56 Is the token the product? 12:38 Why Bitcoin needs utility 15:40 Bitcoin = programmable collateral 20:54 Ethereum = DeFi’s testnet 22:31 Taproot unlocks Bitcoin 23:51 Ordinals = Bitcoin NFTs 26:46 What is Bitcoin DeFi? 30:01 Why bet on Bitcoin DeFi? 32:30 Getting yield on BTC 34:54 Bitcoin liquid staking 36:49 Risks of Bitcoin yield 40:12 Bitcoin staking explained 41:18 What is restaking? 41:48 How slashing works 43:13 4 layers of BTC yield 44:41 What is SatLayer? 49:12 Why the world needs SatLayer 49:55 Building BTC financial tools 50:43 Economic security w/ BTC 51:43 Stablecoins settling on Bitcoin? 52:11 Why not Solana? 54:41 BTC-backed stablecoins 55:11 BTC DeFi in 18 months 56:32 Bitcoin 2030 vision 58:27 SatLayer’s special powers 1:00:02 Bitcoin yield made simple 1:00:53 Closing thoughts
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DROPS E6: SatLayer 🟨🧊 : the 4 best ways to earn 10% yield on your Bitcoin! Luke X 🟨 new financial system, on BTC , the CoFounder & CEO of Satlayer, joins us on the 6th episode of DROPS, our series for upcoming founders and projects. We talk about one of the big new narratives: BTC staking, BTC DEFI and how to earn yield on your precious Bitcoin! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:04 Welcome to DROPS 1:44 Sleep struggles under stress 2:42 Building Bitcoin’s economic layer 3:30 Bitcoin = best asset 4:48 Crypto vs gold custody 6:33 Kickstarter → crypto journey 8:33 Lessons from first startup 10:56 Is the token the product? 12:38 Why Bitcoin needs utility 15:40 Bitcoin = programmable collateral 20:54 Ethereum = DeFi’s testnet 22:31 Taproot unlocks Bitcoin 23:51 Ordinals = Bitcoin NFTs 26:46 What is Bitcoin DeFi? 30:01 Why bet on Bitcoin DeFi? 32:30 Getting yield on BTC 34:54 Bitcoin liquid staking 36:49 Risks of Bitcoin yield 40:12 Bitcoin staking explained 41:18 What is restaking? 41:48 How slashing works 43:13 4 layers of BTC yield 44:41 What is SatLayer? 49:12 Why the world needs SatLayer 49:55 Building BTC financial tools 50:43 Economic security w/ BTC 51:43 Stablecoins settling on Bitcoin? 52:11 Why not Solana? 54:41 BTC-backed stablecoins 55:11 BTC DeFi in 18 months 56:32 Bitcoin 2030 vision 58:27 SatLayer’s special powers 1:00:02 Bitcoin yield made simple 1:00:53 Closing thoughts

MR SHIFT 🦁

116,875 views • 1 year ago

Arthur Hayes (Arthur Hayes) is a crypto legend and the co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX. In this conversation we discuss bitcoin, global liquidity, macro environment, tariffs, US, China, UK, tokenization, yield, and where he thinks value will be created in the crypto industry. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - Why is it time to buy everything? 7:34 - Tariff impact and trade deals 16:15 - Bitcoin’s role and price outlook 21:03 - Altcoin season is coming? 25:11 - EtherFi and Pendle 28:00 - What is Arthur’s best investment ever? 29:09 - Are bitcoin treasury companies sustainable? 35:18 - Stablecoin adoption 38:46 - Crypto exchange outlook 41:30 - Tokenized securities 43:55 - Thoughts on crypto yield 46:48 - Arthur’s current portfolio 49:12 - AI coins and other themes to pay attention to 53:16 - Crypto policy and regulation landscape 59:04 - Will we get celebrity coin season? 1:00:57 - Crypto impact on boomer wealth transfer
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Arthur Hayes (Arthur Hayes) is a crypto legend and the co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX. In this conversation we discuss bitcoin, global liquidity, macro environment, tariffs, US, China, UK, tokenization, yield, and where he thinks value will be created in the crypto industry. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - Why is it time to buy everything? 7:34 - Tariff impact and trade deals 16:15 - Bitcoin’s role and price outlook 21:03 - Altcoin season is coming? 25:11 - EtherFi and Pendle 28:00 - What is Arthur’s best investment ever? 29:09 - Are bitcoin treasury companies sustainable? 35:18 - Stablecoin adoption 38:46 - Crypto exchange outlook 41:30 - Tokenized securities 43:55 - Thoughts on crypto yield 46:48 - Arthur’s current portfolio 49:12 - AI coins and other themes to pay attention to 53:16 - Crypto policy and regulation landscape 59:04 - Will we get celebrity coin season? 1:00:57 - Crypto impact on boomer wealth transfer

Anthony Pompliano 🌪

134,909 views • 1 year ago

NEW: Bitcoin, Stablecoins and America's Debt Endgame | Bitcoin Politics w/ Frank Corva Ep. 1 🔴🔵 In conversation with Avik Roy on the GENIUS Act, CBDCs, & why stablecoins alone might not be enough to stave off a U.S. "fiscal reckoning" 💸 Chapters: 00:00 – The US Debt Crisis Explained 01:49 – Genius Act & Bitcoin's Maturing Political Strategy 04:36 – Stablecoins, CBDCs & Bitcoin’s Survival Strategy 09:05 – Hidden Threats in Crypto Bills 14:07 – Can Stablecoins Delay the Dollar's Collapse? 24:57 – The 'BitBond' Fix: Default + Bitcoin-Backed Treasuries? 26:36 – De Minimis Bill: A Game-Changer for Bitcoin Payments? 30:56 – Why Bitcoin as a Store of Value Still Wins 35:31 – Palsy vs. Munificent: 3 Scenarios for Bitcoin’s Future 46:20 – BitBonds & Strategic Accumulation for the US Treasury 51:36 – Bitcoin Treasury Companies & Market Evolution Watch on YouTube:
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NEW: Bitcoin, Stablecoins and America's Debt Endgame | Bitcoin Politics w/ Frank Corva Ep. 1 🔴🔵 In conversation with Avik Roy on the GENIUS Act, CBDCs, & why stablecoins alone might not be enough to stave off a U.S. "fiscal reckoning" 💸 Chapters: 00:00 – The US Debt Crisis Explained 01:49 – Genius Act & Bitcoin's Maturing Political Strategy 04:36 – Stablecoins, CBDCs & Bitcoin’s Survival Strategy 09:05 – Hidden Threats in Crypto Bills 14:07 – Can Stablecoins Delay the Dollar's Collapse? 24:57 – The 'BitBond' Fix: Default + Bitcoin-Backed Treasuries? 26:36 – De Minimis Bill: A Game-Changer for Bitcoin Payments? 30:56 – Why Bitcoin as a Store of Value Still Wins 35:31 – Palsy vs. Munificent: 3 Scenarios for Bitcoin’s Future 46:20 – BitBonds & Strategic Accumulation for the US Treasury 51:36 – Bitcoin Treasury Companies & Market Evolution Watch on YouTube:

Bitcoin Magazine

350,692 views • 1 year ago