Yield Traps, Paper Games, & Bitcoin's Path to $10M
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Presented collaboratively by Early Riders & Onramp Media…
Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering the underlying mechanics of the bitcoin protocol, its ongoing development and funding, and real-world applications of the technology.
00:00 - Nashville Conference Recap
02:23 - Multi-Institution Custody Insights
08:24 - Investment Announcements and Stables Initiative
12:11 - Bitcoin Treasury Company Acquisitions
29:15 - Global Banking Trends and Digital Identity
31:45 - Geopolitical Tensions and Currency Control
34:46 - The Rise of Stablecoins and Global Pushback
39:22 - The Shift Towards Hard Assets
43:53 - The Role of Gold and Bitcoin in Wealth Preservation
46:16 - AI's Impact on Business and Investment Strategies
50:43 - The Future of Bitcoin and Financial Institutions
55:30 - BitGo IPO and the Future of Digital Asset Custody
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Links discussed:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/early-riders-texas-accelerator-bitcoin
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1740604/000162828025042203/bitgoholdingsincforms-1.htm
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-england-plan-cap-stablecoin-064322101.html
https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1970096786455908723
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/22/3153902/0/en/Strive-Inc-Nasdaq-ASST-and-Semler-Scientific-Inc-Nasdaq-SMLR-Announce-Bitcoin-Treasury-Merger-in-All-Stock-Transaction.html
https://longbridge.com/en/news/257647299
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ray-dalio-says-invest-gold-132955153.html
https://x.com/StealthQE4/status/1968427249998123351
https://www.reuters.com/markets/wealth/morgan-stanley-cio-favors-602020-portfolio-strategy-with-gold-inflation-hedge-2025-09-16/?taid=68cab20669ce140001afff90
https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/1721534/more-than-86-million-bank-accounts-to-be-terminated-from-september-1.html
https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1969767479309111536
https://www.theblock.co/post/371567/b-hodl-uk-bitcoin-treasury-strategy
https://www.theblock.co/post/371021/quarter-of-public-bitcoin-treasury-companies-trade-below-btc-holdings
https://x.com/JulianKlymochko/status/1967985624922910765
https://quasa.io/media/elon-musk-at-all-in-summit-key-takeaways-from-a-44-minute-vision-of-the-future
Keep up with Michael:
https://x.com/MTanguma
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtanguma/
Keep up with Brian:
https://x.com/BackslashBTC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-cubellis-00b1a660/
Keep up with Liam:
https://x.com/Lnelson_21
https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-nelson1/
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