Through conversations with crypto’s brightest lights, Gwart embarks on a one-man crusade to find the real value of cryptocurrency. Once weekly episodes with guests.
Pseudonymous, Gwart is a crypto-Twitter troll and thinkboi seeking answers to non-existent problems in blockchains. Follow along for the most colorful conversations in crypto.
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Through conversations with crypto’s brightest lights, Gwart embarks on a one-man crusade to find the real value of cryptocurrency. Once weekly episodes with guests.
Pseudonymous, Gwart is a crypto-Twitter troll and thinkboi seeking answers to non-existent problems in blockchains. Follow along for the most colorful conversations in crypto.
Bitcoin venture investing, bitcoin banks, and stablecoins
The Gwart Show | Blockspace Media
1 hour 33 minutes
1 week ago
Bitcoin venture investing, bitcoin banks, and stablecoins
Eric Yakes, venture capitalist at Epoch Ventures, joins us to talk about Bitcoin's path from digital gold to banking system integration. We dive deep into his 130-page report on Bitcoin banking, stablecoin dynamics as Trojan horses for Bitcoin adoption, and why he believes we're heading toward a hybrid financial system that bridges traditional finance with crypto innovation.
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NOTES:
• Bitcoin lending market could 4x from 50 to 200 basis points
• Trading volumes may increase 17x in next 5 years
• Tether holds about 5% of reserves in Bitcoin
• Bitcoin could reach $100 trillion market cap
• SAB 121 repeal opens banks to crypto custody
• 32,000 pounds lost in Scottish free banking century
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:41 Eric's background
11:27 Bitcoin Venture Funding
15:51 Medium of exchange
22:20 Reducing the monetary premium in other assets?
26:03 Bitcoin Banking
31:34 Bitcoin Bank Integration Model
35:45 Stablecoins
38:11 Disrupting Banking
47:57 Ellipsis Labs
48:57 Stablecoin Yield as Staking
51:49 Stablecoins: Winner take all?
53:32 Dollar Derivatives
56:32 Stablecoins vs Bitcoin
1:06:22 Money Velocity
1:14:56 Build on Bitcoin
1:24:44 Gaming
1:28:47 Predicyions
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The Gwart Show | Blockspace Media
Through conversations with crypto’s brightest lights, Gwart embarks on a one-man crusade to find the real value of cryptocurrency. Once weekly episodes with guests.
Pseudonymous, Gwart is a crypto-Twitter troll and thinkboi seeking answers to non-existent problems in blockchains. Follow along for the most colorful conversations in crypto.