The FYI - For Your Innovation Podcast offers an intellectual discussion on recent developments across disruptive innovation—driven by research, news, controversies, companies, and technological breakthroughs. Hosted by ARK Invest, ARK and guests provide a unique perspective on how to best understand disruptive innovation.
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The FYI - For Your Innovation Podcast offers an intellectual discussion on recent developments across disruptive innovation—driven by research, news, controversies, companies, and technological breakthroughs. Hosted by ARK Invest, ARK and guests provide a unique perspective on how to best understand disruptive innovation.
In this episode, ARK’s Cathie Wood and Brett Winton sit down with Tom Lee — co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors and chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies — to explore the rising influence of Ethereum as a financial infrastructure layer. Tom shares how BitMine transformed into the largest corporate holder of Ethereum globally, and why digital asset treasury companies DATs could serve as a bridge between traditional finance and decentralized networks.The conversation covers Ethereum’s “ChatGPT moment,” the regulatory unlock of 2025, and why institutional investors may prefer equity-wrapped crypto exposure. Tom also lays out a bold vision in which Ethereum surpasses Bitcoin in market cap and becomes the financial internet’s base layer — absorbing everything from stablecoins and tokenized assets to staking, liquidity backstops, and even prediction markets.The trio also examines risk dynamics, corporate strategy, and the architectural differences between proof-of-work and proof-of-stake systems as Wall Street starts to build on-chain.Key Points From This Episode:* 00:00:00 How BitMine evolved from a small miner into the largest Ethereum-holding DAT.* 00:03:00 Why BitMine’s ETH per share jumped 9x in 8 weeks — and what’s next.* 00:06:30 Why DATs exist at all — and why they’re crucial for institutional access.* 00:08:05 Ethereum’s “ChatGPT moment”: Stablecoins as breakout crypto products.* 00:10:29 How BitMine solved a regulatory bottleneck for ARK’s crypto exposure.* 00:14:54 The flippage theory: Why Tom believes ETH will surpass Bitcoin.* 00:19:34 Proof-of-stake vs. proof-of-work: Comparing network resilience and incentives.* 00:24:06 Targeting 5% of ETH supply: How much is too much for a DAT?* 00:28:48 How BitMine is like a “reverse bank” — and why that earns it a NAV premium.* 00:33:16 What could dethrone BitMine’s lead? The tech risk and Solana wildcard.* 00:38:47 Ethereum can’t hold everything: Why multiple chains will exist.* 00:50:27 How tokenization unlocks transparency, pricing, and global efficiency.* 00:54:03 Tom’s 2030 forecast: Ethereum at $60K and digital treasuries worth $5T.
FYI - For Your Innovation
The FYI - For Your Innovation Podcast offers an intellectual discussion on recent developments across disruptive innovation—driven by research, news, controversies, companies, and technological breakthroughs. Hosted by ARK Invest, ARK and guests provide a unique perspective on how to best understand disruptive innovation.
