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Mar 2023
1h 10m

BTC121: Bank Failures & Bitcoin w/ Steve...

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Preston Pysh sits down with Steven McClurg, who’s the CIO at Valkyrie, and just an all-around brilliant macro thinker, to talk about the multiple bank failures, what it meant for the broader economy, Bitcoin, and more.


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

03:03 - What are the three things the FED is currently considering?

26:15 - Why Silvergate, Signature, and Silicon Valley Bank are different than many other banks?

31:29 - What rules from the Global Financial Crisis are currently impacting regional banks?

52:26 - Is there a concerted effort by Wall Street and the government to remove onramps to Bitcoin exchanges?

54:36 - Steven's thoughts on Custodia's bank application with the FED being denied.

57:00 - What's going to happen with the GBTC suit with the SEC with respect to the ETF application?

01:05:29 - What impact has paper bitcoin had on the market to date and Steven's expectation into the future?


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