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00:00 - Introduction and Market Sentiment 02:00 - Risk Management and Investment Philosophy 04:40 - Bitcoin vs. Traditional Assets 07:31 - Larry Fink's Insights on Bitcoin 10:09 - Sovereign Wealth and Bitcoin Accumulation 13:03 - Global Trends in Crypto Adoption 16:03 - Middle East's Strategic Moves in Crypto 18:52 - Game Theory and Global Crypto Dynamics 22:08 - Emerging Markets and Crypto Services 24:49 - Infrastructure Development in Digital Assets 26:17 - The Importance of Domain Expertise in Cryptocurrency 27:16 - Future of Cryptocurrency and Market Dynamics 29:21 - The Rise of Cybercrime in the Crypto Space 30:20 - Centralization Risks in Cryptocurrency Custody 31:56 - The Gold Standard and Bitcoin's Centralization Problem 34:25 - Navigating Trust and Custody in Bitcoin 37:11 - The Adoption Challenge: From Zero to Bitcoin 40:01 - The Stakes of Digital Asset Custody 44:18 - Emerging Trends in Bitcoin Infrastructure 46:06 - Recent Developments in Crypto Regulation