Adam Back: Pension Funds Are Bitcoin’s “Third Wave” of Adoption

▶ Bitcoin Magazine Adam Back: Pension Funds Are Bitcoin’s “Third Wave” of Adoption The first wave of Bitcoin adoption was individuals.

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Bitcoin Magazine Adam Back: Pension Funds Are Bitcoin’s “Third Wave” of Adoption

The first wave of Bitcoin adoption was individuals. The second was the ETFs. Adam Back, CEO & Co-Founder of Blockstream, explains why the third wave of model portfolios, managed funds and pension funds is still largely to come, and how Swiss banks are getting ready for it.

Chapters: 00:00 Why Blockstream Opened an Office in Lugano 01:20 Why Blockstream Started Offering Consulting 02:01 Swiss Banks Want Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Custody 03:04 Tokenized Money Market Funds vs. Stablecoins 04:13 Tokenized Shares on Liquid and Blockstream AMP 05:55 Where Institutions Still Get Stuck 07:00 Build In-House or Use a Custodian? 08:01 How Regulation Shapes Bitcoin Custody 10:01 Basel Rules and the Cost of Holding Bitcoin 10:40 The Three Waves of Bitcoin Adoption

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