Presented collaboratively by Early Riders & Onramp Media…

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 - Introduction and Market Overview 01:52 - Blockchain and Government Data Confusion 05:52 - The Rise of Prediction Markets 10:01 - Trump Media and Digital Assets 13:23 - Fed Policy and the Dollar's Reserve Status 19:36 - The Shift Towards Hard Assets 25:17 - The Future of Investment Strategies 32:14 - Career Risk and Market Dynamics 34:45 - The Mortgage Crisis and Real Estate Liquidity 36:15 - The Rise of ETFs and Financialization 39:41 - The Challenge of Outperforming Benchmarks 42:40 - The Importance of Small Allocations in Crypto 46:01 - The Role of Incentives in Financial Products 48:43 - CFTC's New Advisory on Offshore Exchanges 54:38 - Institutional Investors and the Crypto Dilemma