Connect with Early Riders // Connect with Onramp // Register for Early Riders & Onramp State of the Bitcoin Industry Roundtable Presented collaboratively by Early Riders & Onramp Media… Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development. 00:00 - Introduction and Market Sentiment 02:00 - Risk Management and Investment Philosophy 04:40 - Bitcoin vs. Traditional Assets 07:31 - Larry Fink's Insights on Bitcoin 10:09 - Sovereign Wealth and Bitcoin Accumulation 13:03 - Global Trends in Crypto Adoption 16:03 - Middle East's Strategic Moves in Crypto 18:52 - Game Theory and Global Crypto Dynamics 22:08 - Emerging Markets and Crypto Services 24:49 - Infrastructure Development in Digital Assets 26:17 - The Importance of Domain Expertise in Cryptocurrency 27:16 - Future of Cryptocurrency and Market Dynamics 29:21 - The Rise of Cybercrime in the Crypto Space 30:20 - Centralization Risks in Cryptocurrency Custody 31:56 - The Gold Standard and Bitcoin's Centralization Problem 34:25 - Navigating Trust and Custody in Bitcoin 37:11 - The Adoption Challenge: From Zero to Bitcoin 40:01 - The Stakes of Digital Asset Custody 44:18 - Emerging Trends in Bitcoin Infrastructure 46:06 - Recent Developments in Crypto Regulation If you found this valuable, please subscribe to Early Riders Insights for access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly. Links discussed: https://x.com/MTanguma/status/1996209093858501012?s=20 https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9145-25 https://www.theblock.co/post/381644/coinbase-resumes-user-onboarding-india https://www.theblock.co/post/381655/robinhood-indonesia-acquisitions https://www.theblock.co/post/381662/argentina-domestic-bank-crypto https://x.com/thisisorlando/status/1996284429455822993?s=20 https://bloomingbit.io/en/feed/news/101972 https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/12/08/binance-wins-full-adgm-approval-for-exchange-clearing-and-brokerage-operations Keep up with Michael: https://x.com/MTanguma https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtanguma/ Keep up with Brian: 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/
