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Dec 27, 2024

Matt and Nic are back for an end of year episode. In this episode: 

• Tether invests $775m in Rumble 
• Who are the Rumble shareholders in Trump's admin? 
• Microstrategy seeks approval for more Bitcoin buying
• We review the quantum risk to Bitcoin
• Matt and Nic's predictions for 2025 

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Dec 25, 2024

Janusz and Red from Bitcoin Layers join the show. In this episode: 

• Innovation on Bitcoin, previously and now
• Technology vs consumer adoption
• The future of BTC use cases

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Dec 20, 2024

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

• Nic comes out against the SBR on Bloomberg
• More Prometheum nonsense
• MicroStrategy acquired an additional 15,350 BTC for roughly $1.5 billion, bringing the company's total holdings to 439,000 BTC. Microstrategy was also added to the Nasdaq 100 ...

Dec 18, 2024

Wyatt sits down with Reforge VC's Alex Lin. In this episode:

• Alex’s interdisciplinary road into crypto
• Innovation in blockchain infrastructure
• Crypto-powered consumer applications

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Dec 16, 2024

Rodrigo Seira, Special Counsel at Cooley and Ron Hammond, Director of Government Relations at The Blockchain Association join the show. In this episode we discuss:

• The 2024 election and the impact of the crypto vote.
• Executive branch actions to keep an eye on in 2025.
• Potential SEC related actions that would impact the...