In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Batten to explore the six megatrends shaping bitcoin this cycle, from sovereign wealth funds and pension funds entering the market to miners becoming net buyers instead of sellers. Daniel shares his take on bitcoin ETFs as a game-changer for traditional finance and the growing potential for national bitcoin reserves. We discuss whether this cycle will break the pattern of diminishing returns, why volatility isn’t the risk many think it is, and how bitcoin’s adoption could accelerate at unprecedented levels.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 — Why sovereign wealth funds are the next big bitcoin adopters

00:01:22 — The six megatrends shaping bitcoin this cycle

00:05:06 — How pension funds are allocating to bitcoin

00:11:42 — Why miners are buying, not selling, bitcoin this cycle

00:15:19 — Will this cycle break bitcoin’s diminishing returns trend?

00:27:33 — Blow-off tops vs. steady growth: what to expect this cycle

00:30:47 — Why the bitcoin ETF success is just beginning

00:35:14 — The rise of bitcoin strategic reserves among nations

00:40:54 — Addressing the “too late for bitcoin” mindset

00:49:57 — The biggest risks to bitcoin’s future

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