Bitcoin Needs a Crisis | Rob Wallace

About this episode

Rob Wallace discusses the future of Bitcoin adoption in the context of macroeconomic crises and corporate treasury strategies.

Rob Wallace from Bitcoin News is not your typical Bitcoiner, this is a guy who spent four years living in Shanghai, bought his first 2.2 bitcoin at an ATM in 2016… only to have them stolen at a Las Vegas airport. We cover the macro chaos unfolding around us, why Eastern Europe might be civilization's last immune system, and what the Fourth Turning actually looks like from the inside. We dig deep into the corporate Bitcoin treasury mania: who's holding the line and who already blinked. Mainly, we discuss why the next wave of bitcoin adoption will come from a crisis. FOLLOW ROB: X: https://x.com/\_Rob_Wallace Bitcoin News on X: https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom Bitcoin News' website: https://bitcoinnews.com/ Key Topics: Bitcoin adoption needs a crisis Media landscape Macroeconomic trends Treasury companies Bitcoin's future PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: LEDN : Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin. BLOCKSTREAM JADE : BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off! BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at…

People in this episode

Host: Walker America

Guest: Rob Wallace

Topics covered

• Bitcoin adoption
• macroeconomic trends
• corporate Bitcoin treasury
• crisis impact
• media landscape

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• adoption
• crisis
• macroeconomics
• treasury
• Eastern Europe
• media
• Rob Wallace

Sponsors

LEDN, BLOCKSTREAM, BDIC, River, Fold

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin News

Places: Shanghai, Las Vegas, Eastern Europe

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