Bitcoin ETFs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Thomas Fahrer | BFM086

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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction and Bitcoin ETFs

03:07 - Performance and Impact of Bitcoin ETFs

07:49 - Price Manipulation and Proof of Reserves

12:55 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value and the Housing Market

20:09 - Scalability of Bitcoin as a Payments System

25:55 - Defining Success for Bitcoin and Its Impact

47:01 - The Potential of Bitcoin as Internet Money

48:47 - Institutional Validation and Adoption of Bitcoin

50:09 - AI and Bitcoin: A Perfect Fit

57:25 - Catalysts for Bitcoin's Price in the Next 12-18 Months

01:07:54 - Global Game Theory and Bitcoin Adoption by Countries

01:17:31 - BlackRock: Straddling the Fiat Money System and Bitcoin

01:19:21 - The Thin Line for Kicking Off Global Game Theory

01:28:26 - Bitcoiner President and the Future of Bitcoin