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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everybody, welcome into the Thinking Crypto podcast. You're home

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<v Speaker 1>for cryptocurrency news and interviews. I'm your host, Tony Edward.

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<v Speaker 1>we have to start with some big news coming out

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<v Speaker 1>from President Trump related to housing and kind of bailing

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<v Speaker 1>out the housing industry to make homes more affordable and

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<v Speaker 1>to drop mortgage rates. Now, I know many of you

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<v Speaker 1>are going to say, Tony, what does this have to

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<v Speaker 1>do with crypto. Well, it's Trump's own form of QE

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<v Speaker 1>quantitative easing. So let me give it to details and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll talk about the implications of this. So Trump says

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<v Speaker 1>he's instructing unnamed representatives to buy two hundred billion dollars

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<v Speaker 1>in mortgage backed securities in a bid to narrow mortgage

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<v Speaker 1>spreads and bring down rates. Now, if you recall just

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday or did they be, he said he was raising

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<v Speaker 1>the defense budget from one trillion to one point five trillion.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you see what's happening here? Same story different cycle.

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<v Speaker 1>Because this is the Fiat system. They have to keep

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<v Speaker 1>raising the debts and the limits and so forth. They

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<v Speaker 1>got to keep printing more money. So this is why

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sharing the news with you because we know that

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<v Speaker 1>as they continue to print and debase the currency and

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<v Speaker 1>there's more liquidity, that will send acid prices higher. So

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<v Speaker 1>we know the Fed is officially in the QE phase,

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<v Speaker 1>and they talked about buying forty billion in treasury bonds

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<v Speaker 1>and so forth. And then you got Trump doing his

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<v Speaker 1>own thing. And this is happening before Jerome Powell leaves office.

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<v Speaker 1>And imagine when Trump gets his pick his feed chair

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<v Speaker 1>in office, They're going to cut rates like crazy and

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna print. Guys. It's the same story. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is why you have to make sure you have a

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<v Speaker 1>long term view on the markets. Here's what user Geiger

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<v Speaker 1>Capital on x. Trump is launching his own QI, buying

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<v Speaker 1>more mortgage backed securities via Fannie May and Freddie Mack.

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<v Speaker 1>You are not bullish enough. So again, if you understand

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<v Speaker 1>the implications of all these things, folks, it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>have a positive impact on the asset prices. Now, in

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<v Speaker 1>the short term, we could continue to see volatility. We

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<v Speaker 1>all know that tomorrow we're going to hear from the

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<v Speaker 1>Supreme Court about Trump's terrors. You know, we'll see what

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<v Speaker 1>the impact of that is and what type of news

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<v Speaker 1>we get and see how things play out. But I

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<v Speaker 1>am anticipating that we are going to see a major rally.

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<v Speaker 1>The big question is is that simply a relief rally

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<v Speaker 1>and if we roll over to a bear market or

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<v Speaker 1>we continue to new all time highs now, we could

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<v Speaker 1>see a rally that corrects and then continues higher. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're just going to have to wait and see. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think anybody knows definitively what is going to

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<v Speaker 1>happen next. If they do, please ask them for next

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<v Speaker 1>week's winning lottery numbers. Now, Earlier in the week, we

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<v Speaker 1>talked about Morgan Stanley filing for bigcoin Salon and etheremytis well,

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<v Speaker 1>we got more news about their crypto plans. So they

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<v Speaker 1>are looking to launch a crypto wallet in the second

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<v Speaker 1>half of twenty twenty six. Folks, think about that, Morgan

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<v Speaker 1>Stanley is launching a crypto wallet. What a time to

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<v Speaker 1>be a lie, folks. It's incredible. All the things we've

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<v Speaker 1>been talking about for years. It is coming to fruition.

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<v Speaker 1>All the trad fin institutions are bending the need, they're

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<v Speaker 1>adopting the technology. It's inevitable, right, So it's amazing what

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<v Speaker 1>is taking place. Let me give you some details. Two

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<v Speaker 1>years after acknowledging a paradigm shift in traditional finance, Morgan

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<v Speaker 1>Stanley continues, it's about face on cryptocurrency. The investment banking

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<v Speaker 1>giant plans to launch bitcoin, ether and Solana trading on

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<v Speaker 1>its e tray platform in the first half of this year,

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<v Speaker 1>alongside plans for a proprietary digital wallet. Here's a quote.

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<v Speaker 1>This is really a recognition that the way that financial

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<v Speaker 1>service infrastructure works is going to change. Jet Finn, Morgan

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<v Speaker 1>Stanley's head of wealth management, told Barans. Over time, as

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<v Speaker 1>our infrastructure develops, we'll be able to do more with

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<v Speaker 1>the blending of the traditional finance or TRADFI and decentralized

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<v Speaker 1>finance or DeFi ecosystems. There it is, folks, there, it

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<v Speaker 1>is the convergence of DeFi and TRATFI, and we know

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<v Speaker 1>all the assets are going on chain. Larry Fink, CEO

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<v Speaker 1>black Rock, said, tokenization is the future of finance, and

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<v Speaker 1>this is not just a Wall Street or US movement.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a global movement. So it's what I've been

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<v Speaker 1>telling you guys. The future markets, economies, and governments will

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<v Speaker 1>all run on blockchain rails. That is where we're headed

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<v Speaker 1>to the token economy, which I've talked a lot about

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<v Speaker 1>over the years, folks. So I hope you recognize what's

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<v Speaker 1>happening here and the price action, the short term price

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<v Speaker 1>action is not blinding you from the thesis, right and

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<v Speaker 1>having that macro outlook, because you can imagine the evaluations

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<v Speaker 1>of these coins and blockchains are only going to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to grow higher as more capital comes in, more building,

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<v Speaker 1>more adoption, so on and so forth, folks. This episode

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<v Speaker 1>wallets that make it easy for you to self custody

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<v Speaker 1>your assets. Now. Treasure, they were the pioneers of hardware

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<v Speaker 1>walllets and the seed phrase setup. They started it all

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<v Speaker 1>back in twenty thirteen, so they have an incredible pedigree

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<v Speaker 1>in this space. And not to mention, their hardware wallets

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<v Speaker 1>are open source. The code is out there for anybody

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<v Speaker 1>And you know they continue to raise the standard with

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<v Speaker 1>the Treasure Safe seven which is quantum ready has top

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<v Speaker 1>go down the list. They supported even new tokens. You

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<v Speaker 1>and sell with it in that software as well. And

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<v Speaker 1>they also have a handholding service, so if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to a Treasure rep to help you set

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<v Speaker 1>up your device, they have that service available. Don't worry,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't ask you for your private keys. I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>user of the device, so I personally use the Treasure

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<v Speaker 1>Save five and the Treasure Saved seven. So, folks, great devices.

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<v Speaker 1>They're very beautiful. Many of you recently may have seen

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<v Speaker 1>my unboxing video of the Treasure Save seven. And if

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<v Speaker 1>we have some very big news around the Canton network.

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<v Speaker 1>Many of you know I've been telling you all about

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<v Speaker 1>this project for a long time, and most recently the

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<v Speaker 1>DTCC announced they were going to tokenize on the Canton network.

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<v Speaker 1>Well look at this. Temple Digital Group launches twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>to seven institutional trading built on Canton, So huge adoption.

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<v Speaker 1>Many of you may have caught my interview with to

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<v Speaker 1>uvaal Ruse, who is the co founder and CEO of

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<v Speaker 1>digit Asset. That's the name of the firm. They're the

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<v Speaker 1>ones working on the Canton network, and Canton Network is

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<v Speaker 1>backed by major institutions like Goldman, Sachs and other Wall

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<v Speaker 1>Street firms. So Temple Digital Group has launched a private

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<v Speaker 1>institutional trading platform built on the Canton network, offering continuous

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four to seven trading of digital assets using a

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<v Speaker 1>central limit order book and non custodial market structure. According

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<v Speaker 1>to an announcement shared on coin Telegraph on Thursday, the

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<v Speaker 1>platform supports trading in cryptocurrencies and stable coins and is

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<v Speaker 1>designed to allow institutions to transact with approved counterparties while

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<v Speaker 1>maintaining privacy and regulatory oversight, with participants retaining custody of

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<v Speaker 1>assets rather than relying on a central intermediary. Now, if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know Canton, they built a public blockchain that

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<v Speaker 1>has privacy built in, so it doesn't need any third

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<v Speaker 1>party integration z care or anything like that. It has

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<v Speaker 1>it natively built in. So that's a differentiator. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>built by a lot of these big firms to pay

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<v Speaker 1>attention to. Here, guys, again, not financial advice. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>telling you go invest in the project. I'm just saying

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<v Speaker 1>watch it, think about it, research it, and if you

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<v Speaker 1>choose to invest, then you know, obviously do what you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta do. So the system is built around a price

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<v Speaker 1>priority central limit order book with subsecond matching, and includes

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<v Speaker 1>execution monitoring and transaction costs analysis tools intended for institutional

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<v Speaker 1>trading desk. The company set so the platform is live

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<v Speaker 1>and onboarding institutional users including asset managers, market makers and

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<v Speaker 1>financial institutions, with support for tokenized equities and commodities. Plan

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty twenty six. Huge adoption news here. Okay, moving ahead,

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<v Speaker 1>we got a lot of acquisition news, which is really good.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a healthy sign. So coincheck to acquire Digital Asset

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<v Speaker 1>Manager three IQ in a one hundred and twelve million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars stock deal so Coincheck Group, the Nazdak listed holding

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<v Speaker 1>company behind one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has a

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<v Speaker 1>read to acquire a ninety seven percent stake in Canadian

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<v Speaker 1>digital asset manager three IQ from its majority owner, Monis Group.

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<v Speaker 1>The stock purchase transaction values three IQ at one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and eleven point eight four million dollars using Quincheck Group

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<v Speaker 1>shares priced at four dollars each. Quincheck Group said it

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<v Speaker 1>intends to offer these same terms to three IQ's minority shareholders,

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<v Speaker 1>which should give it full ownership if the deal is completed.

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<v Speaker 1>The deal is expected to close in the second quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. So, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to see more of this once the clarityac

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<v Speaker 1>passes the Market Structure Bill, because you're going to see

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<v Speaker 1>TRADFI try to buy crypto native firms and vice versa.

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<v Speaker 1>So don't be surprised when you start to see major,

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<v Speaker 1>major acquisitions and then companies start to go public doing

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<v Speaker 1>IPOs and much more so. Incredible news. Here, here's another one,

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<v Speaker 1>Fireblocks buys cryptocaccounting firm trests for one hundred and thirty

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars. So it's trees from saying that right. So Fireblocks,

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<v Speaker 1>many of you may know that brand. They're one of

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<v Speaker 1>the top digital asset infrastructure custodial company. So digital asset

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<v Speaker 1>infrastructure company Fireblocks has spent one hundred and thirty million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to acquire crypto accounting firm Trusts, tapping the company

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<v Speaker 1>for its tax compliance infrastructure to support institutions. Fireblocks said

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday that with stable coin settlements exceeding hundreds of

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<v Speaker 1>billions monthly, the enterprise is running entire treasury flows on chain.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a strong need for sufficient blockchain accounting protocols

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<v Speaker 1>to remain compliant here, they said, both crypto native firms

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<v Speaker 1>and traditional institutions need clear, accurate accounting and auditability. By

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<v Speaker 1>offering Trusts and Fireblocks together, customers can now run both

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<v Speaker 1>their digital asset operations and get financial intelligence they need

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<v Speaker 1>on one secure, compliance, scalable stack, said Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaloff.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying that right. So guys, we're seeing the white

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<v Speaker 1>glove service, the data, the analytics, all the bells and

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<v Speaker 1>whistles that exist for the tradfire industry being built for crypto,

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<v Speaker 1>and notice it's being built for institutions right to allow

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<v Speaker 1>more money to come in, folks. So again, make sure

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<v Speaker 1>you have the macro view on this market. We are

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<v Speaker 1>seeing the infrastructure being set up here to piping right.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus you have the macro factors of liquidity and quantitative easing.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we started the podcast talking about Trump and

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<v Speaker 1>together and drive the prices higher. But patients is the key. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>look at this adoption news. This is big shout out

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<v Speaker 1>to my Floridians. Florida becomes the latest state to pursue

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<v Speaker 1>bitcoin reserve ahead of twenty twenty six session. So we

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<v Speaker 1>saw other states already start to do this Texas, Arizona

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<v Speaker 1>and others. And we often talk about a game theory, right,

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<v Speaker 1>no one's going to be left behind you. They're all

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<v Speaker 1>invest in crypto and the ETFs have made it very

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<v Speaker 1>easy for them to do that. So the bill walls

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<v Speaker 1>off bitcoin holdings in a standalone reserve, avoiding direct exposure

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<v Speaker 1>across pensions and other state funds. Florida joins a small

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<v Speaker 1>group of states beginning to move bitcoin policy from legislation

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<v Speaker 1>toward early execution, albeit through different models. One by one,

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to come on board. There may be a

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<v Speaker 1>point where the FOMO really kicks in and they all

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<v Speaker 1>the same time. But things are moving in the right

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<v Speaker 1>direction here. Now look at this, CFTC issues no action

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<v Speaker 1>relief clearing Bitnomial to offer event contracts. So divisions within

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<v Speaker 1>the CFDC have given the green light for crypto focused

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<v Speaker 1>exchange bitnomial to offer event contracts. So, you know, Mike

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<v Speaker 1>se Leg was recently a confirm ast CFDC chair. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're starting to see continued progress. A shout out to

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<v Speaker 1>Caroline fam who was the acting chair, did an amazing job.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're seeing both the SEC and the CFTC continue

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<v Speaker 1>to provide clarity, which is really great. Now here's some

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<v Speaker 1>good news and I'm really happy to hear this. Trump

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<v Speaker 1>says he has no plans to pardon jailed FTX founder

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<v Speaker 1>Sam bankmirfree. You know, there's not too many things that

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<v Speaker 1>would get me that pissed off. But if Trump did this,

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<v Speaker 1>I would be really pissed off and it would really

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<v Speaker 1>really be a bad look for Trump. I mean, horrible optics. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>But thank goodness he's not partning Sam Bank myfreed Sam

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<v Speaker 1>Bank Murfree needs to stay in jail along with Alex Maschinski.

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<v Speaker 1>These guys stole peoples of money and it wasn't There

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<v Speaker 1>was no accident here. They knew what they were doing.

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<v Speaker 1>And even though sam Bankmfree has been tweeting at Trump

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to kiss ass as much as possible, he

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<v Speaker 1>needs to stay in jail. So this is great. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really happy Trump is not doing this. Final news item,

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<v Speaker 1>Salona Mobile to launch SKR token for a Seeker phone

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<v Speaker 1>on January twenty first. So we've been hearing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of details about this SKR token and looks like we

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<v Speaker 1>have a launch date here. This is something I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>check out and see if it's worth using and check

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<v Speaker 1>out the token as well, and we'll see how it does.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the phone market is very competitive, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you're offering some sort of incentive like a token or

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<v Speaker 1>some major differentiator on the phone, that maybe it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>very web three crypto friendly. You know, that could attract

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people, but we're gonna have to wait

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<v Speaker 1>and see. Solana has done some phones in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I don't think they've been as successful, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know that doesn't mean that ultimately they can't get success.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, it's a hard thing to crack because

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<v Speaker 1>the majority of the population around the world, they're not

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<v Speaker 1>fully educated about blockchain and crypto. Some people are just

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<v Speaker 1>scared and intimidated something it's a scam. Some are like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care, right, But there will come a point

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<v Speaker 1>where they will care. They will come a point where

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<v Speaker 1>people get educated and they're gonna want to have these things.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, if you have a token, that's a great incentive.

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<v Speaker 1>So let me give you some details. Solana Mobile said

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<v Speaker 1>it's highly anticipated SKR token will launch on January twenty first,

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<v Speaker 1>with Solana Seekers smartphone users in the running to claim

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<v Speaker 1>up to twenty percent of the token via air drop.

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<v Speaker 1>Solana said on Wednesday that SQR would launch on January

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<v Speaker 1>twenty first at two a m UTC time, letting users

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<v Speaker 1>delegate your tokens to guardians who will secure the Solona

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<v Speaker 1>network while verifying devices and curating the decentralized app store,

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<v Speaker 1>so users will earn rewards in exchange for delegating the

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<v Speaker 1>tokens and will also be able to access various exclusive

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<v Speaker 1>in app features. So interesting, Let's see how it goes.

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<v Speaker 1>I might try to get it one of these, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, see if I can participate and get the

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<v Speaker 1>tokens right. You never know, guys, but I'll give you

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<v Speaker 1>the guys the details once I do. You know, figure

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<v Speaker 1>this out. So, folks, that's the news. Let me know

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