Onramp Institutional Series | James Lavish & David Foley

Onramp is joined by James Lavish & David Foley to discuss the bitcoin opportunity in 2025.

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This webinar was recorded on January 16, 2025, and represents the inaugural session of the Onramp Institutional Series, a monthly webinar series dedicated to helping institutional allocators gain a deep understanding of bitcoin and its evolving role within the broader financial landscape. We’ll cover a comprehensive syllabus of topics, exploring bitcoin’s fundamentals, the investment thesis behind it, the macroeconomic challenges in traditional finance, and how bitcoin can address those challenges. We’ll also dive into practical considerations such as strategy implementation and custody solutions, ensuring you have a complete toolkit for evaluating the bitcoin opportunity.

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Bitcoin Opportunity Fund

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00-Introducing the Onramp Institutional Series

01:30-Introducing James Lavish & David Foley

05:41-A message from Onramp Institutional

07:08-Understanding the current macro landscape

11:30-The ongoing debt crisis & its implications

16:00-The role of bitcoin as a neutral store-of-value

19:30-Tailwinds for increased bitcoin adoption

28:00-Geopolitical tensions & the rise of “outside money”

34:33-Bitcoin’s fundamentals & unique properties

42:48-Capital flow from traditional assets towards bitcoin

50:50-Strategy & vision of the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund

01:00:43-Overcoming skepticism with education

01:05:47-Institutional interest in bitcoin exposure

01:14:51-Outro & disclaimer

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