In this insightful conversation, Hunter shares his journey from working at Facebook to co-founding Bitwise, and the lessons he's learned along the way.

He delves into the importance of blockchain technology, apolitical money, and applications, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing the crypto industry today.

We also discuss how his background in history and business has shaped his understanding of blockchain's potential to reshape human organization and digital trust.

In this episode, we explore:

- What Is Bitwise?

- The Role of Banks in Crypto's Future

- The Inevitability of Blockchain

- The History of Business in America

- What Steve Jobs Taught Us

- Leaving Facebook for Crypto

- Cryptos Communication Problem

- Self-Driving Cars and the Future

- 3 Questions for Crypto to Become Mainstream

- Predictions for the next 12 months in crypto

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DISCLAIMER

The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.

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0:00 Introduction

1:24 Our Valued Sponsors

2:02 Meet Hunter Horsley

2:41 Bitwise's Stewardship Mission

3:47 Diverse Blockchain Perspectives

05:58 Becoming a Good Steward

07:19 What Steve Jobs Taught Us

07:43 Apolitical Money and Applications

08:40 Evolution of Human Organization

12:22 Digital Organization Limits

13:30 The Inevitability of Blockchain

16:38 Leaving Facebook for Crypto

22:17 Why Tech Thrives in SF

27:44 What Motivates Hunter Horsley

30:42 Facebook's Mission

32:26 Bitwise's Approach to Clients

33:29 DVIN Labs Partnership

33:52 Why Crypto Feels Unpopular

37:42 Crypto's Communication Problem

39:48 Solana's Communication Shift

42:03 Self-Driving Cars and the Future

43:24 Bitcoin's Lost Voices

46:34 Three Questions for Crypto to Become Mainstream

47:05 What’s Crypto’s Societal Benefit?

48:22 How Can This Help my Mother?

52:27 Bitwise and Pudgy Penguins

01:01:56 What Is Bitwise?

01:03:42 Bridging Crypto and Institutions

01:11:07 ETFs Transforming the Industry

01:14:42 Bitcoin ETF Adoption by Institutions

01:23:50 Institutional Shift to Bitcoin

01:25:22 Prediction for the Next 12 Months

01:26:13 The Role of Banks in Crypto's Future

01:29:46 Dealing with Heavy Frustration

01:34:02 Will Another Major Blowup Happen?

01:37:36 Message to Crypto Community ​​