Bitcoin is quietly siphoning trillions from the traditional financial system. Josh Friedeman sits down with Wyatt O’Rourke - CEO of Basilic and author of The Bitcoinization of Finance - to explore how Bitcoin’s final settlement model challenges Wall Street’s financialization machine. They unpack the $225 trillion at stake, the hidden risks of paper Bitcoin, and what real Bitcoin adoption looks like beyond ETFs.

🌐 CONNECT WITH WYATT

• 𝕏 X: [https://x.com/wyattorourke\_](https://x.com/wyattorourke_\)
• 🌍 Basilic Website: [https://basilic.io](https://basilic.io/\)
• 🌍 Personal Website: [https://wyattorourke.com](https://wyattorourke.com)
• 📘 Book: https://braiins.com/books/bitcoinization-of-finance

🌐 CONNECT WITH JOSH

• 𝕏 X: [https://x.com/joshuafriedeman](https://x.com/joshuafriedeman\)
• 🔗 LinkedIn: [https://linkedin.com/in/joshuafriedeman](https://linkedin.com/in/joshuafriedeman\)
• 📹 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@joshuafriedeman

TAKEAWAYS

• Bitcoin could absorb $225 trillion in global store-of-value assets.
• “Paper Bitcoin” products weaken the protocol’s value and user trust.
• Wall Street seeks to profit from Bitcoin—without adopting its principles.
• Bitcoin’s superpower? Final settlement in 10 minutes, no middlemen.
• Bitcoinization means custody, value, and settlement all on one protocol.

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