TWiST News: Bitcoin’s Future, Reddit Answers, SEC Shifts, and more! | E2057

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Todays show:

Anthony Pompliano joins Jason and Alex to discuss crypto markets, Bitcoin's future, and Michael Saylor's Bitcoin strategy. Then, they dive into Reddit's new Q&A feature, SEC shifts, and more!

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(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(7:36) Anthony Pompliano joins the show

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(11:48) Impact of new administration on Bitcoin and crypto markets

(19:58) Concerns from OG Bitcoiners and Bitcoin as a marketing tool

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(22:07) Michael Saylor's Bitcoin strategy and historical trade comparisons

(27:17) Risks of MicroStrategy's Bitcoin holdings and price volatility

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(31:47) Bitcoin yield, new metrics, and investment advice

(39:48) Rationality and risk in Bitcoin investment and audience engagement

(47:23) SEC accreditation, private investment funds, and the Brian Thompson case

(1:01:56) Reddit's new Q&A feature, “Reddit Answers”

(1:12:05) Kids Online Safety Act and social media regulation

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0:00.0	come January 20th, it's going to be game on Reddit, most likely to be acquired. I think Reddit,
0:05.6	DoorDash, Uber, and Lyft are my four most likely to be acquired in the next four years.
0:12.9	Those four will be on the acquire slash merger, because some of them might merge or whatever.
0:18.2	I don't have inside information, obviously. I don't need some public companies. This is purely speculation. I wouldn't be surprised if Reddit,
0:25.4	Lyft, DoorDash, and Uber were part of something bigger, either acquires, acquiree, conglomerate,
0:32.3	put together Amazon plus Uber, Waymo plus Uber, Lyft and DoorDash. This weekend startups is brought to you by Ramp, the corporate card and spend management
0:42.0	software designed to help you save time and money.
0:45.9	Get $250 when you join Ramp today at Ramp.com slash twist.
0:52.1	Zendesk.
0:53.0	The best customer experiences are built with Zendesk. Qualifying startups can join
0:57.7	their startup program and get Zendesk products free for six months. Visit Zendesk.com slash twist
1:04.5	today to get started. And DigitalOcean, whether you're just getting started with AI or seeing your project take off,
1:12.6	DigitalOcean is the cloud platform that lets you focus on what matters, building killer apps.
1:18.7	Right now, get up to $100,000 in free credits at DO.co slash twist. Terms and conditions apply.
1:27.1	All right, everybody, welcome back to this week in startups
1:29.1	it's monday december night my god we've got plenty of shows for you this month but we're in
1:34.7	that trow between thanksgiving and christmas new years when everybody simply bides their time
1:42.2	to go f off and go skiing and do whatever.
1:45.0	No, we're all working really hard to try to get a bunch done.
1:47.6	If you're trying to raise money between Thanksgiving and January 15, it is a terrible idea.
1:53.8	That is the dead zone for founders.
1:56.1	And I literally have founders who are pinging me like, hey, I think I'm going to raise a round before the end of the year.
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