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Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering the underlying mechanics of the bitcoin protocol, its ongoing development and funding, and real-world applications of the technology.

00:00 - Bitcoin's All-Time Highs and Market Dynamics

14:53 - The Role of ETFs and Retail Interest in Bitcoin

21:52 - Venture Capital and Strategic Capital Allocation

29:47 - Counterparty Risks and Market Stability

31:38 - The Gambling Nature of Crypto Markets

33:43 - Market Structure and Bitcoin Dominance

36:01 - Retail vs. Institutional Demand in Crypto

40:12 - Privacy and Decentralization in the Age of AI

44:41 - Wages, Inflation, and Bitcoin Accumulation

47:44 - The Evolution of Bitcoin Mining

52:35 - Convergence of AI and Bitcoin

57:57 - Historical Perspectives on Capital and Control

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Links discussed:
https://x.com/MTanguma/status/1944718183509664170
https://x.com/matthew_pines/status/1944465838448525806
https://x.com/anilsaidso/status/1943662915745350084
https://www.theblock.co/post/362357/next-crypto-ipos-vcs?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1943664470032576876
https://thedefiant.io/news/markets/pump-fun-raises-500-million-minutes-pump-token-sale-fc226b29
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/business/money-report/trump-certainly-can-fire-fed-chair-powell-if-theres-cause-hassett/3765586/
https://blockworks.co/news/coreweave-pending-buy-ai
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/business/money-report/trump-certainly-can-fire-fed-chair-powell-if-theres-cause-hassett/3765586/

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