Fort Knox Is Empty, Bitcoin Is the Reserve
The Last Trade 2/21/25
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The Last Trade: a weekly, bitcoin-native podcast covering the intersection of bitcoin, tech, & finance on a macro scale. Hosted by Jackson Mikalic, Michael Tanguma, Brian Cubellis, & Tim Kotzman. Join us as we dive into what bitcoin means for how individuals & institutions save, invest, & propagate their purchasing power through time. It’s not just another asset…in the digital age, it’s The Last Trade that investors will ever need to make.
00:00 – Market Sentiment & Auditing Fort Knox 05:55 – Counterparty Risk in TradFi vs. Bitcoin 08:56 – Institutional Adoption & Its Implications 17:58 – Bitcoin’s Political Game Theory 21:02 – The Rise & Fall of Argentina’s Memecoin 29:45 – Accelerating the Bitcoin Education Process 35:43 – The Future of Banking & Bitcoin 43:28 – Leapfrogging Gold to Bitcoin 45:18 – DOGE Dividends & Inflationary Stimulus 47:20 – Market Dynamics & Bitcoin’s Future 53:17 – Leverage Strategies & Conservatism 01:03:48 – Outro & Disclaimer