Chris Perkins is the incoming Head of Crypto at Franklin Templeton, following the acquisition of his firm 250 Digital Asset Management. In this conversation, we break down the surge in crypto hacks, why AI is accelerating cyber threats, the case for American "privateering" as an offensive strategy against crypto crime, how geopolitics and macro are shaping bitcoin markets, and what institutions are actually buying in crypto right now.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:17 - The crypto hack crisis & AI-driven cyber threats
• 4:17 - America going on offense: the privateering idea
• 9:10 - AI capabilities & the US advantage in cyber warfare
• 12:22 - Crypto regulation: where do things stand in DC?
• 17:20 - Bitcoin's role in macro & geopolitics
• 21:36 - Bitcoin vs. stocks: decoupling during the Iran conflict
• 24:46 - Franklin Templeton's crypto strategy & what comes next
• 28:56 - Quantum computing: should crypto be worried?
• 30:20 - Stablecoins & how institutions are approaching them
• 33:52 - Buying bitcoin vs. infrastructure equity vs. trading exposure
• 35:47 - The Fed, rate cuts, & what it means for crypto prices