#20 Riding Out 80% Drawdowns: Scott Ellam’s Case for Corporate Bitcoin Adoption

About this episode

Dan interviews Scott Ellam about corporate Bitcoin adoption and managing volatility in a regulated business.

In this episode, Dan sits down with Scott Ellam, CEO and founder of XCE, to explore how a traditional executive recruitment firm became one of the first publicly listed companies built around a Bitcoin treasury strategy. For financial advisers, this conversation offers a clear, real-world example of how Bitcoin can function inside a regulated business, how volatility can be managed, and why ignoring the asset may soon risk losing clients, assets and talent. Scott walks through his journ...

People in this episode

Host: Dan

Guest: Scott Ellam

Topics covered

• Bitcoin adoption
• corporate strategy
• financial advising
• volatility management
• executive recruitment

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• corporate treasury
• financial advisers
• volatility
• executive recruitment

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Organizations: XCE

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