John is an integral part of our five person team at Ten31 and we dive deep into how we think about deploying funds throughout the ecosystem. We explore topics such as merchant adoption, bitcoin treasury companies such as MSTR, and other trends to watch going forward. John on Nostr: https://primal.net/john Ten31: https://ten31.xyz EPISODE: 160 BLOCK: 897442 PRICE: 954 sats per dollar Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvnz85zs4x8qfzvr67a2c64nurmc88lv6rcwhpgwj7wnxjts9pckq6gshsm support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat learn more about me: https://odell.xyz (00:00:00) OCC Intro Clip (00:02:17) Happy Bitcoin Monday (00:03:18) Guest Introduction: John Arnold (00:04:45) Discussion on Banks Holding Bitcoin (00:07:22) Bitcoin as Money for Enemies (00:10:19) John Arnold's Background and Bitcoin Journey (00:18:09) Steak and Shake Accepting Bitcoin (00:28:48) Bitcoin Treasury Companies (00:36:00) MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Strategy (00:51:58) Investment Strategy at Ten31 (01:02:30) Bitcoin as Shared Equity (01:10:03) Missing Bitcoin Infrastructure (01:18:01) Bitcoin's Impact on Small Businesses (01:29:15) Current Bitcoin Market Analysis (01:42:01) Retail Demand and Bitcoin's Future (01:56:55) Final Thoughts and Sats Discussion