The Real Reason Bitcoin Keeps Losing Momentum… And Where It Bottoms Next w/ John Gillen

About this episode

The episode discusses Bitcoin's recent decline and the broader implications for the market, featuring insights from guest John Gillen.

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People in this episode

Guest: John Gillen

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• AI trade
• tech IPOs
• capital markets
• interest rates
• investment strategies

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• investment
• AI trade
• tech IPOs
• capital markets
• interest rates
• Nexo
• Cape
• Kalshi

Sponsors

Nexo, Cape, Kalshi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Milk Road, Federal Reserve

Products: Bitcoin

Places: global

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