Tether's Sovereign Empire, Collapsing Bank Barriers, & AI Bots Using BTC
Feb 10, 2026
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Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.
00:00 - Introduction and Context Setting 02:13 - Market Sentiment and Price Action 07:12 - Tether's Position and Strategic Moves 13:12 - Erebor's National Banking Charter and Industry Implications 27:39 - The Future of Banking and Digital Assets 30:16 - APIs and the Evolution of Financial Services 33:15 - Stablecoins and the Acceleration of Crypto Adoption 35:23 - The Transformation of Financial Services through Digital Assets 39:00 - Tokenized Cash and the Role of CME Coin 43:59 - The Rise of AI Bots in Financial Transactions 47:58 - Bitcoin vs. Stablecoins: The Future of Digital Currency 51:02 - Decentralized Infrastructure and the Future of Tokenomics
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Links discussed:
https://www.theblock.co/post/388540/c...
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/exc...
https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/...
https://x.com/tether/status/201952046...
https://x.com/TFTC21/status/201982639...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pave-b...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/palmer...
https://www.anchorage.com/insights/an...
