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<v Speaker 1>Hey everyone, 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>actually in Washington, DC. I'm recording from a conference room.

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<v Speaker 1>But we got very important news that you need to

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<v Speaker 1>know about. To make sure you watch and listen to

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<v Speaker 1>the end. Okay, folks, let's start with the price of bitcoin,

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<v Speaker 1>because of course there was a big pullback. Bitcoin currently

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<v Speaker 1>sitting at just over sixty six thousand dollars. So are

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<v Speaker 1>we heading lower. It's not one hundred percent confirmed as yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes there are bear signals. Yes it looks like bitcoin's

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<v Speaker 1>breaking out of the bear flag, but it is not

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<v Speaker 1>in the over soul zone as yet, so there's still

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity for to move higher. And the other factor

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking at is that the stock market. You look

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<v Speaker 1>at the S and P five hundred and Nasdaq. They're

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<v Speaker 1>approaching levels of being oversold and even support levels that

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen in a past where we could have a

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<v Speaker 1>very strong bounce. Now that's not guaranteed. I think many

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, we talk about different scenarios and what's

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<v Speaker 1>the probability of them playing out. So I'm mainly looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the stock market to be an indicator here for

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<v Speaker 1>what crypto may do. So if the S and P

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred and so forth the bounces, maybe over the

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<v Speaker 1>next couple weeks or so, we could see Bitcoin continue

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<v Speaker 1>its relief rally. Again, this is not a move to

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<v Speaker 1>new all time highs, so we're going to see Bitcoin

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<v Speaker 1>do its move and then all coins will follow. Now

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<v Speaker 1>that could all be invalidated with some sort of negative

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<v Speaker 1>news coming out about and Ran or much more. So,

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<v Speaker 1>we are in very volatile times. But you know, looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the charts with the S and P five hundred

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<v Speaker 1>in the oversoul zone, I'm anticipating a bound sooner than later,

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<v Speaker 1>and I hope that will work out well for crypto. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>something that's interesting, Elon Musk appears to be starting to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about bitcoin and crypto. Again, we've seen this before.

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<v Speaker 1>This is nothing news. Someone tweeted at him saying, Hey, Elon,

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<v Speaker 1>can you ask groc to animate some sort of picture

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<v Speaker 1>here with an anime character with bitcoin with Bigcoin's logo

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<v Speaker 1>in the bag? And he did it. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Elon is very calculated, So that's why I'm sharing this

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<v Speaker 1>news with you. We know that he does not tweet

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<v Speaker 1>or say things without some sort of an agenda behind

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<v Speaker 1>it or some motive, right, So the fact that he's

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<v Speaker 1>starting to dabble a bit more into bitcoin conversation is

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<v Speaker 1>something to pay attention to, especially as x is planning

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<v Speaker 1>to launch its different payment systems and you know Elon's

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<v Speaker 1>vision for exes to make it the we chat for

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<v Speaker 1>the United States, So something to pay attention to. In addition,

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<v Speaker 1>if we look at what big players are doing, they

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<v Speaker 1>are accumulating, and here we have news that Trump backed

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<v Speaker 1>American Bitcoin hits seventh thousand bitcoin as holdings expand rapidly.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you got to ring between the lines here. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>Trump and his family, whether you love them or hate them,

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<v Speaker 1>they're about making money. And the fact that they are

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<v Speaker 1>continuing to mind bitcoin, they're holding the bitcoin they're mining,

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<v Speaker 1>even in the bear market. They're not selling guys, means

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<v Speaker 1>they are anticipating higher prices, and I'm sure they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>wait for new all time highs to start taking their

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<v Speaker 1>profits and so forth. So American bitcoin reserves reach seven

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<v Speaker 1>thousand bitcoin, roughly tripling in under seven months, so very

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<v Speaker 1>very interesting, even though the price of American bitcoin stock

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<v Speaker 1>is not doing well. But the point is they're not

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<v Speaker 1>even selling anything, they're just holding, so that is something

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<v Speaker 1>to pay attention to. And on the ethereum front, Bitmine

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<v Speaker 1>makes the biggest ether purchase in twenty twenty six, while

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<v Speaker 1>other digital asset treasuries pull back. So Tom Lee's ethereum

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<v Speaker 1>treasury bought more than seventy one thousand eight over the

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<v Speaker 1>past week, wow, remaining the sole large corporate crypto buyer

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<v Speaker 1>as strategy broke it's thirteen week bitcoin purchase streat. Now

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people are saying a lot of stuff

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<v Speaker 1>about Michael Saylor's strategy, about how they stop buying, But

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<v Speaker 1>they've done this on a like the end of quarters.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll pause, right, so we're wrapping up Q one here.

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<v Speaker 1>He'll probably start again in mid April or something along

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<v Speaker 1>those lines. So nothing to read into there is just

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<v Speaker 1>simply the whole reporting schedule and much more. Now, speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of eth, be sure to check out my interview with

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<v Speaker 1>Joseph Shalom, CEO Sharplink. He's a former black Rock executive.

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<v Speaker 1>He was heading up BlackRock's crypto initiative. He helped him

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<v Speaker 1>to launch that, and he's heading up a Sharplink, which

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<v Speaker 1>is an e theorem treasury company. So that interview was

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<v Speaker 1>published earlier today, so be sure to check it out. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>The big news of the day, in my opinion, is

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<v Speaker 1>the Labor Department today proposed the following an executive order

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<v Speaker 1>from President Trump that directed regulators to expand access to

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<v Speaker 1>digital assets and retirement portfolios. So, if we recall it,

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump signed the Eggs Scative Order to open up

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<v Speaker 1>for one case to invest in alternative assets. Now that's

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<v Speaker 1>not just for crypto, it's and other items as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously we're a crypto podcast, so we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the crypto aspect. And many people still don't

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<v Speaker 1>have access to crypto in their retirement, so this would

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely bring in tons of capital. So the US Department

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<v Speaker 1>of Labor has proposed a rule, prompted by an August

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<v Speaker 1>executive order from President Donald Trump, that would make it

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<v Speaker 1>easier for for one K plans to include alternative assets

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<v Speaker 1>such as cryptocurrencies, private equity, and real estate. If adopted,

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<v Speaker 1>the rule would mark a shift from traditional stock and

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<v Speaker 1>bond focus for one case, by allowing plan providers to

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<v Speaker 1>add a broader mix of assets, including digital tokens and

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<v Speaker 1>private market funds. Supporters say the change could improve diversification

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<v Speaker 1>and reflect how people already invest outside of retirement accounts,

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<v Speaker 1>while critics like Senator Elizabeth Warren warn it could workers

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<v Speaker 1>to higher risks, fees, and potential losses. So again, this

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<v Speaker 1>will be a massive on ramp for crypto as well

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<v Speaker 1>as other assets. Now. Senator Cynthia Lumus weigh in on

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<v Speaker 1>this news, saying, once again, President Trump is delivering for

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<v Speaker 1>the American people. This landmark rule tears down bureaucratic barriers

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<v Speaker 1>by putting digital assets on equal footing with every other

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<v Speaker 1>acid class, hardworking Americans can finally build real wealth in

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<v Speaker 1>their retirement accounts. So this is huge, folks, And as mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a huge on ramp to allow more capital to

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<v Speaker 1>come into the acid class. Now, folks, here's a quick

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<v Speaker 1>word from our sponsor. This episode is brought to you

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<v Speaker 1>by as a minor. We know crypto has been in

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<v Speaker 1>a bear market. It's been pretty tough, and the strategy

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<v Speaker 1>you want to employ while holding your assets is looking

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<v Speaker 1>at how you can put them to work to get

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of return, some sort of yield and rewards.

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<v Speaker 1>Well as is giving you the opportunity to get access

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<v Speaker 1>to bitcoin mining and earn passive rewards. So it's focused

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<v Speaker 1>on simplifying bitcoin mining. You're not buying any machines, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not buying hash rate, but as US doing the heavy

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<v Speaker 1>lifting when it comes to the mining, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>earn a share of the daily mining rewards. So a

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<v Speaker 1>great option for this bear market to accumulate the rewards

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<v Speaker 1>and grow it over time. So you're getting exposure to

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<v Speaker 1>mining rewards and you don't have to do any setup,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to incur high electricity costs and much more.

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<v Speaker 1>And as far as returns, the platform is showing a

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<v Speaker 1>daily profit of one point two percent to one point

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<v Speaker 1>five percent. Now that's what's advertised, but there's no guarantee here,

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<v Speaker 1>and high returns always need scrutinies, so you want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you do your research and go through everything here.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's certainly the opportunity to earn. As with all things,

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<v Speaker 1>there's going to be ebbs and flows depending on when

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<v Speaker 1>mining operations are done, the hash rate, and much more.

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<v Speaker 1>But again in this bear market, it is a better

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<v Speaker 1>option than just having your assets sit there. So as

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<v Speaker 1>A is integrating solar power and AI for efficient bitcoin mining,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're doing things that are environmentally friendly. And again

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<v Speaker 1>they're taking on the heavy load here and giving the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to participate. So if you'd like to participate, it's

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<v Speaker 1>very easy to sign up and there's no technical knowledge required.

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<v Speaker 1>You simply have to sign up, deposit your crypto, use

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<v Speaker 1>the calculator and choose the hash rate, activate your mining,

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<v Speaker 1>earn the daily rewards, and you can withdraw any time

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<v Speaker 1>or reinvest. And they also have a referral system where

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<v Speaker 1>you can get ten percent cash back on referrals. So again, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>as we go through this bear market, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>great option. It's not risk free, but it's an alternative

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<v Speaker 1>angle than just holding. So if you'd like to learn more,

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<v Speaker 1>to go to asamminer dot com. The link will be

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<v Speaker 1>in the description. Okay, moving ahead, Charles Hoskinson's two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>million dollar bet midnight goes live to tackle Crypto's biggest flaws,

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<v Speaker 1>so Cardano. There hasn't been too many new updates around

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<v Speaker 1>Cardona recently, but this is a big one. So Charles

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<v Speaker 1>Hastenson debuted Midnight, a privacy focused blockchain built on Cardano

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<v Speaker 1>that he says addresses Crypto's core usability and data exposure flaws.

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<v Speaker 1>Midnight uses a hybrid model and selective disclosure so users

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<v Speaker 1>and businesses can prove facts about themselves without revealing underlying

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<v Speaker 1>personal data, aiming to make blockchain feel like a simple,

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<v Speaker 1>modern app. Now, folks, we've talked a lot about privacy

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<v Speaker 1>and why that's so important for institutions, So this is

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<v Speaker 1>really great to see. I think a lot of blockchains

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<v Speaker 1>have this on their roadmap. It's a high priority item

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<v Speaker 1>because institutions are not going to let proprietary data, customer data,

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<v Speaker 1>and private information just be exposed on the blockchain. They

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<v Speaker 1>are obviously building with blockchain, sector tokenizing and doing much more,

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<v Speaker 1>but the privacy layer is so important. It's why I've

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<v Speaker 1>been talking a lot about the Canton work and that

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<v Speaker 1>has privacy built into it and it's a public chain,

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<v Speaker 1>and why I invested in a token. Now there's not

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<v Speaker 1>going to be one blockchain to rule them all, or

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<v Speaker 1>you know, one blockchain that's going to be winner. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe there's going to be multiple winners. But this is

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<v Speaker 1>where you can take your bets. So, funded personally by

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<v Speaker 1>Hoskinson and distributed via a massive air drop to thirty

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<v Speaker 1>seven million wallets, Midnight quickly reached a e valuation near

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<v Speaker 1>one billion dollars and uses a dual token system to

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<v Speaker 1>separate speculation of the Night token from the transactions fees,

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<v Speaker 1>which is called dust the ust. So this is interesting

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<v Speaker 1>in a big move here for Cardano. Now, speaking of

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<v Speaker 1>institutions in blockchain Mitsubishi adopts JP Morgan's blockchain for corporate payments.

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<v Speaker 1>So JP Morgan's Connectionus network is gaining traction among corporations

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<v Speaker 1>as blockchain based payment rails scale toward ten billion dollars

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<v Speaker 1>in daily transaction volume. Now, we've often talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>future is going to be hybrid with institutions building their

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<v Speaker 1>private permission wall gardens, which is fine, they can use

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<v Speaker 1>that within their own system, but they're going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to bridge to public chains, and we know JP Morgan's

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<v Speaker 1>Connectus has already bridged to other chains like Onto as

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<v Speaker 1>well as coinbases base the ethereum layer two. So don't

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<v Speaker 1>be surprised if more banks do this, right, it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to be the hybrid approach because these banks

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<v Speaker 1>may want to do their own thing internally, but they

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<v Speaker 1>got to go to public chains to get liquidity and settlement.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the big thing there. And you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>see different institutions partner with different banks and they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to form their little conglomerates and much more to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to compete. So the point is, though, notice blockchain

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<v Speaker 1>because it disrupts, and now they're forced to bend a

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<v Speaker 1>really really incredible stuff. And here's another example, Swift, the

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<v Speaker 1>whole banking messaging system or the old antiquitated messaging system

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<v Speaker 1>and skeptics back in the day. Now, oh look at this.

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<v Speaker 1>Our plans to build a blockchain based shared ledger have

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<v Speaker 1>now shaping the Ledger's first MVP iteration, which will enable

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<v Speaker 1>interwopability between banks, tokenize deposits, and facilitate twenty four to

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<v Speaker 1>seven cross border pavements. Folks send this type of news

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<v Speaker 1>to people who are still skeptics. They don't understand what's

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<v Speaker 1>happening here. Right. Sometimes they get too blinded by the

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<v Speaker 1>crypto tokens and they don't understand the underlying technology of blockchain.

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<v Speaker 1>Because of the blockchain technologies, that's why you have crypto tokens.

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<v Speaker 1>The tokens are needed on many of these public chains

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<v Speaker 1>and participants and much more. So. That's the paradigm shift

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<v Speaker 1>that's taking place, which a lot of people still can't grasp.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't understand. Right. They still think of companies and

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<v Speaker 1>But eventually, you know, everybody will get educated because I

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<v Speaker 1>believe governments and institutions will educate them, and people are

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<v Speaker 1>going to be using crypto or blockchain based technology and

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<v Speaker 1>they won't even know it. So it's incredible what's being built.

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<v Speaker 1>And even again the detractors and they sayers forced to

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<v Speaker 1>adopt the technology. Okay, moving ahead, Midas raises fifty million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to tackle pain point for tokenized assets investors. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's great to see capital still being raised and invested here.

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<v Speaker 1>People are still bullish despite it being a bear market.

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<v Speaker 1>So Midas raised fifty million dollars in a Series A

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<v Speaker 1>The company aims to help investors exit tokenize yield products faster,

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<v Speaker 1>overcoming the weight for redemptions imposed by vault like structures

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<v Speaker 1>that lock up capital. Midas will be using the funding

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<v Speaker 1>to scale its Midas Stacked Liquidity system, a separate liquidity

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<v Speaker 1>layer that enables instant redemptions by using pre allocated capital

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<v Speaker 1>rather than unwinding positions on exit. So as the tokenization

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<v Speaker 1>innovative things like this start to be developed. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've often stated if you have an idea, put that

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<v Speaker 1>pitch deck together and go to these vcs and hedge funds, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you will get capital because this is the time everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>a good idea, right But the tokenization market, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>find institutions are moving towards. Not to mention the crypto

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<v Speaker 1>native firms, we know they're going to put all assets

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<v Speaker 1>on chain. So if you want to even you know,

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<v Speaker 1>estate or gold, or stocks or equities, you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>far as what's being tokenized, you can certainly do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Or you know, collectibles and all these things that people

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<v Speaker 1>incredible stuff being built here. Okay, moving ahead. Num n

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<v Speaker 1>Visa and MasterCard. So the infrastructure being set up here

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<v Speaker 1>for stable coins, tokenized assets, and much more. Let me

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<v Speaker 1>give you the details. Global payments infrastructure provider NEUM has

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<v Speaker 1>launched a platform that allows businesses to issue stable coin

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<v Speaker 1>funded cards through Visa and MasterCard. In the latest development,

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<v Speaker 1>enabling digital dollar balances to be spent at merchants using

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<v Speaker 1>existing card networks. Neam said the system converts stable coin

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<v Speaker 1>balances into Fiat at the point of sale and handle settlement,

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<v Speaker 1>compliance and card network integration through a single integration. The

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<v Speaker 1>the time require to launch stable coin card programs for

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<v Speaker 1>months to days by consolidating conversions, settlement, and compliance into

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<v Speaker 1>a single integration layer. So incredible the innovation that's happening,

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<v Speaker 1>and the building is going to get much more easier

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<v Speaker 1>where it's going to be you know, turn key, quick,

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<v Speaker 1>out of the box setup is just we're in that

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<v Speaker 1>building phase and eventually, you know a lot of companies

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be able to easily launch or stable coin,

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<v Speaker 1>tokenize assets, and much more. Okay, final news item, chain

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<v Speaker 1>Link and Anchorage Digital back the launch of Crypto Aligned pack.

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<v Speaker 1>So ahead of the November mid term elections, backers are

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<v Speaker 1>lining up behind a new hybrid political action committee that

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<v Speaker 1>allows contributions directly to candidates. So, guys, midterms are coming up.

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<v Speaker 1>Anybody who's anti crypto is going to get their butt

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<v Speaker 1>kicked again. If they didn't learn their lesson in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four, so seven months ahead of the November midterm elections,

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<v Speaker 1>Chain Link Labs and Anchorage Digital announced that they were

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<v Speaker 1>the founding contributors to a political action committee to support

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<v Speaker 1>candidates working to advance the digital asset and blockchain policy

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<v Speaker 1>in the United States. In a Monday announcement, the two

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<v Speaker 1>crypto companies said they were supporting the Blockchain Leadership Fund,

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<v Speaker 1>a hybrid pack that allows contributions directly to candidates as

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<v Speaker 1>well as independent expenditures such as media buys. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a very interesting midterms guys. Obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>have the traditional issues right economy are much more crypto

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<v Speaker 1>is going to do. It's another round of fighting here.

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<v Speaker 1>But the thing is we have to watch out for

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<v Speaker 1>and I've heard about this on people in DC. The

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<v Speaker 1>banks are building their war test this time around, because

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<v Speaker 1>we know many of them are trying to fight stable

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<v Speaker 1>one yield DeFi, So don't be surprised if the banks,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, put up a lot of money. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a heated midterm election guys. Let's see

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<v Speaker 1>how it all plays out and how the DOST settles here.

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