Who Your Bank Is Really Working For w/ BitGo CEO Mike Belshe | BMP 016
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Mike Belshe critiques the traditional banking system and discusses the future of finance with stablecoins and reserve banks.
"They're funding institutional businesses with lower interest rates by stealing from retail and they don't want you to know this." BitGo CEO Mike Belshe criticizes the traditional banking system in this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast. He explains why depositors earn 0% while the risk-free rate sits near 4%, how bank failures like SVB keep happening, and why stablecoins and reserve banks offer a safer path forward. Plus: his response to Elizabeth Warren's attack on OCC trust charters. 🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine 🔶 Mike Belshe — CEO, CTO & Co-Founder of BitGo Chapters: 01:22 Bitcoin Treasury Volatility & Symposium Takeaways 07:29 Quantum Computing: The Hidden Institutional Blocker 10:12 Stablecoin Adoption, the GENIUS Act & BitGo's Bank Charter 16:24 The Battle Over Stablecoin Yield & Regulatory Capture 20:20 Elizabeth Warren, Reserve Banks & the SVB Collapse 25:38 The K-Shaped Economy: Who Banks Really Serve 29:55 A New Banking Model: Stablecoin Deposits & Lending Marketplaces 35:47 Tokenized Equities: The SEC, DTCC & a $70 Trillion Opportunity 45:05 Open vs Closed Networks: China, Sanctions & Bitcoin Sovereignty…
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