The Last Trade E048: Navigating the ETF Era with Hong Kim of Bitwise

The Last Trade: a weekly, bitcoin native, interactive podcast covering where Bitcoin and traditional finance meet on a macro scale. Hosted by Marty Bent, Jesse Myers (Croesus), Michael Tanguma, and a special weekly guest host.

Join us as we dive into what Bitcoin means for how individuals & institutions save, invest, and 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.

0:00 – Freedom, sovereignty, & bitcoin advocacy
12:19 – Introduction to Hong Kim & Bitwise
15:24 – Custodial options & tradeoffs
18:20 – Evolving narratives of adoption
23:29 – The path to ETF approval
27:38 – ETF flows & buyers
34:47 – A message from Onramp
35:03 – Accessibility in the ETF era
43:30 – Reflexivity & compounding demand
48:34 – ETF limitations: in-kind withdrawals & custody
54:02 – Hong Kong ETFs
57:18 – Supporting open-source developers
1:02:04 – Leveraging bitcoin’s native properties

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