Is the Monetary System Starting to Crack Up? | Sam Roberts #213

About this episode

Sam Roberts joins Jordan Walker to discuss the challenges facing the monetary system and the implications for workplace pensions and institutional resilience.

Sam Roberts, Bitcoin treasury adviser at Cartwright, joins Jordan to unpack what’s really happening behind the scenes of workplace pensions, and why more institutions are starting to think seriously about resilience. 🇬🇧 Join the UK Bitcoin Business Network: https://bitcoincollective.co/bbn/ CONTACT JORDAN: X: https://x.com/JayW132 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/ Email: hello@bitcoincollective.co CONTACT SAM: Cartwright: https://corporatetreasury.cartwright.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-roberts-8b161322/ CHAPTERS: 00:23 Sam Returns After the UK Pension Breakthrough 02:38 Where Workplace Pension Money Really Goes 08:13 If You Could Redesign Pensions One Change 11:11 Does AI Push People Toward Hard Money 17:51 Why Deflation Sounds Crazy At First 21:04 Are Institutions Thinking Differently About Risk 26:08 What Crack Up Boom Means 30:55 Why Most Businesses Still Aren’t Prepared 33:59 Why Small Bitcoin Allocations Matter 37:57 Sam’s Role as Non Exec Chairman at XCE 43:42 Why Businesses Will Need Chief Bitcoin Officers 49:05 Beyond Treasury Payments Payroll Suppliers 55:55 Simple Steps to Build Resilience Now 59:50 Adoption The Chasm…

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Walker

Guest: Sam Roberts

Topics covered

• monetary system
• workplace pensions
• institutional resilience
• Bitcoin
• financial risk
• deflation
• business preparedness

Keywords

• monetary system
• workplace pensions
• Bitcoin
• financial institutions
• deflation
• risk management
• business resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cartwright, UK Bitcoin Business Network, XCE

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