Why Morgan Stanley, Walmart, Rumble & Silicon Valley Are Betting BIG on Bitcoin

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Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.

00:30 - Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Filing

12:30 - Rumble and Tether's Crypto Wallet Launch

18:07 - Walmart's One Pay Bitcoin Integration

29:49 - Early Riders Team Updates

31:58 - The White Paper: A Manifesto For All Future Capital Allocation

34:26 - Building Bridges: Traditional Finance Meets Bitcoin

36:47 - The Bitcoin Standard: A New Era of Capital Formation

38:46 - Debasement and the Search for Sound Money

43:30 - The Future of Venture Capital: Aligning Incentives

47:03 - AI and the New Age of Entrepreneurship

55:24 - Onramp for Everyone: Expanding Access to Bitcoin

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Links discussed:

https://bitcoin.docsend.com/view/aan9dw6fkd2z746e

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/walmart-backed-super-app-onepay-hits-4-billion-valuation?embedded-checkout=true

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/morgan-stanley-is-betting-big-on-digital-assets-workplace-services-and-private-markets-how-they-tie-together/ar-AA1TP8N5

https://x.com/sytaylor/status/2009236033603244517?s=20https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/stanchart-said-to-prepare-crypto-expansion-with-prime-brokerage?embedded-checkout=true

https://x.com/faryarshirzad/status/2008898606317687058?s=20

https://x.com/aakashgupta/status/2007666720656511233

https://decrypt.co/353693/morgan-stanley-registers-bitcoin-solana-funds-sec

https://corp.rumble.com/blog/rumble-and-tether-launch-crypto-wallet-for-creator-economy/

Keep up with Michael:

https://x.com/MTanguma

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtanguma/

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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/