In this episode with Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise, we discuss:
Bitcoin creating a global standard and addressing the decline in trust in leaders and corporations
Success of spot Bitcoin ETFs
How much are institutions allocations -- 1%? 3%? 28%?!
When will FAANGs invest in Bitcoin?
Will all 11 ETF issuers survive?
SAB 121 -- Banks to custody Bitcoin?
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Bio:
Hunter Horsley is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bitwise Asset Management, one of the largest cryptocurrency asset managers. The former Facebook product manager earned a Bachelor's in Economics from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.

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🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 His time at Instagram, Facebook
2:32 Learning about Bitcoin
3:28 Spot Bitcoin ETF success
5:38 Who's investing in Bitcoin?
8:34 Bitdeer Technologies Group
9:33 Traditional firms embracing Bitcoin
11:01 Why isn't the Bitcoin price higher?
13:55 Institutions investing in Bitcoin
17:24 Concerns about Bitcoin
21:33 SAB 121
25:43 Bitcoin 2024
26:11 Speed Bitcoin Lightning Wallet
26:32 Coinkite Coldcard Wallet
26:54 The Bitcoin Way
27:27 Stablecoins
30:34 Banks and Bitcoin
33:49 Sovereign wealth fund mining Bitcoin
35:55 Meta investing in Bitcoin
38:53 Competition between ETF issuers
43:48 A better and different future
45:41 Fountain App

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