558: Bitcoin's Rise as Collateral in Traditional Finance

558: Bitcoin's Rise as Collateral in Traditional Finance

From Wealth Formula Podcast by Buck Joffrey

May 10, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the increasing institutional adoption of Bitcoin and its implications for traditional finance.

I continue to be surprised by how many sophisticated investors still dismiss Bitcoin as purely speculative. At this point, whether you personally like Bitcoin or not is almost beside the point. The more important question is this: What happens to the price of an asset with a permanently fixed supply when institutional adoption accelerates globally? Because that is exactly what is happening right now. Let's start with the simple math. There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. Exactly 21 million. And several million are believed to be permanently lost forever. Meanwhile, demand continues to expand at a remarkable pace. According to recent estimates, there are now roughly 559 million crypto users globally, approaching 10% of the world population. Institutional adoption is accelerating even faster. As of this year, spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated roughly $100 billion in assets under management in an extraordinarily short period of time. And remember—these ETFs only launched in early 2024. BlackRock alone has become one of the largest holders of Bitcoin in the world through its ETF products. That's BlackRock. The same firm that manages roughly $10 trillion in assets globally…

People in this episode

Host: Buck Joffrey

Topics covered

  • Bitcoin
  • institutional adoption
  • collateral
  • finance
  • supply-demand
  • cryptocurrency

Keywords

  • Bitcoin
  • institutional adoption
  • ETFs
  • supply
  • demand
  • cryptocurrency
  • BlackRock
  • Larry Fink

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BlackRock, Bitcoin, Bitcoin ETFs

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