Bits + Bips With Nic Carter: Trump’s Promises, Kamala’s Shift & ETH’s ‘Narrative Problem’ - Ep. 681

Unchained

Laura Shin

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🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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In this episode of Bits + Bips, hosts James Seyffart, Alex Kruger, and Joe McCann dive deep with Nic Carter into the game-changing promises Trump is making to the crypto community, Kamala Harris’s unexpected policy shifts, and the explosive rise of Solana. Plus, Nic reveals his unexpected journey into amateur fighting and tackles the pressing issues around Ethereum ETFs, and what ecosystem he’s been funding more as of late. Show highlights: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Why Alex believes the conference was one of the most incredible moments in the history of crypto 10:00 Nic’s reaction to Trump mentioning breaking down ‘Operation Chokepoint 2.0,’ a term that Nic himself coined 13:44 Nic’s karate fight and his journey to becoming an amateur fighter 21:42 Why Nic thinks that there’s no chance that the Lummis bill proposing the US government establish a strategic bitcoin reserve will pass 29:31 The significance of Trump’s promises at Bitcoin Nashville 36:26 How Tether is comparable to the Eurodollar system 39:41 What the potential impacts are of the Fed's language during their upcoming meeting 47:17 The implications of the Harris campaign's outreach to reset relations with crypto companies 55:44 How the ETH ETFs launch went and why Nic says that Ethereum has a “narrative problem” 59:34 How Solana has been ripping lately and Joe’s response to some of the criticisms 1:07:22 How Nic, as a VC, sees the ETH vs. SOL debate and how founders are increasingly choosing Solana Hosts: James Seyffart, Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence Alex Kruger, Founder of Asgard Joe McCann, Founder, CEO, and CIO of Asymmetric Guest Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures Links Bitcoin Conference: Trump’s speech: Unchained: At Bitcoin Conference, Trump Promises to Fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler If He Wins Trump Has Made Promises to Crypto Voters. If He’s Elected, What Could He Actually Do? Lummis proposal: Unchained: A Bitcoin Strategic Reserve for the U.S.? Senator Cynthia Lummis Reveals Her Bill The Block: Hong Kong lawmaker advocates for including bitcoin in financial reserves following Trump’s speech | Democrats/Harris seeking “reset” Letter from Democratic politicians to DNC chair to put crypto plank in Democratic party platform: ETH ETFs Debut: Unchained: Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF net outflows hit $1.5B Will ETH Follow Bitcoin’s Path and Reach New Highs Now That Spot ETFs Are Here? BlackRock: Our Spot Ether ETFs Are Complements to Bitcoin ETFs, Not Substitutes The Block: At this rate, Grayscale's ETHE could run out of ether within weeks | Solana’s ripping: Unchained: Solana’s Growth Metrics, Including Stablecoin Supply, Continue to Take Off - Solana Exceeds Ethereum in Monthly Trading Volume for First Time, But Not When Ethereum’s L2s Are Included Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For me, the most important thing is not the Fed at this point is the for Bitcoin, right?
0:06.3	Not for equities. It's the Trump-Camla play. It's like who wins?
0:15.7	That's what we really care about the most I think till November. Hi everyone welcome to bits of bits exploring how crypto and
0:20.3	collide one basis point in time. I'm your host James Safer, Trad by Archmaster, Lord of
0:25.2	Bloomberg's End, here with Alex Krueger, Kuger Macro of House Asgard, protector of the realm,
0:30.3	and Joe McCann, Lord Commander of Asymmetric and Master of Bunk.
0:33.7	We have discussed the latest stories in the world of crypto and macro news.
0:37.3	Just remember that nothing you say here is investment advice.
0:39.7	Please check Unchane crypto.com slash bits and bips for more disclosures.
0:44.3	Also joining us today is a man that needs no introduction.
0:47.0	Nick Carter, Word of Castle Island,
0:49.0	Distorted of Livers, Karate Combat Influencer
0:51.2	champion of the world.
0:52.8	Nick, you really don't need an introduction,
0:54.8	but title is who you are real quick,
0:56.0	and then we can dive into talking about the Bitcoin conference.
0:59.8	Thanks, James, yeah, I'm a GP Castle Island. We invest in on the equity side and businesses in the
1:06.7	crypto space and for some reason I'm an amateur fighter now as well. So, undefeated no soon to be two no a cage fighter so that's
1:17.6	the same thing about me too. Don't worry guys we are going to get into the karate combat
1:21.8	fight here but first let's
1:23.7	let's dive into the Bitcoin conference key takeaways I guess before even
1:28.1	getting talking to Trump's speech what was there any key takeaways you guys had I guess turn it over to you Alex what was something you were watching or you noticed that you paid close attention to?
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