This interview with Matthew Sigel explores the bull case for bitcoin, its future as a reserve asset, and the economics of bitcoin miners. We also discuss miners pivoting to data centers, stablecoins, crypto regulation and much more. This interview is paid sponsorship on behalf of the VanEck corporation. Recorded on September 4, 2024.

Sigel's piece, "Bitcoin Miners' AI Arbitrage Play to Boost Revenue": https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-bitcoin-miners-ai-arbitrage-play-to-boost-revenue/

Sigel's piece, "Bitcoin 2050 Valuation Scenarios: Global Medium of Exchange and Reserve Asset": https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-bitcoin-2050-valuation-scenarios-global-medium-of-exchange-and-reserve-asset/

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:53) How Matthew Got Into Crypto

(05:10) Fake & Bias News In Finance

(07:51) The Case For Bitcoin

(10:48) Bitcoin As A Reserve Asset

(18:33) Nation States Leveraging Bitcoin

(22:40) Profitability Of Bitcoin Mining

(24:22) Catalysts For Bitcoin Adoption

(26:52) Bitcoin As A Medium Of Exchange

(28:42) Bitcoin Risks

(33:34) Is The Bitcoin Supply Flexible?

(35:08) Bitcoin Miner Economics

(41:02) Bitcoin Miners Repurposing Their Energy

(46:31) Bitcoin Vs Altcoins

(53:53) Biggest Crypto Overweights & Underweights

(58:09) Stablecoins

(01:05:19) Crypto Politics & Regulation

(01:07:40) NFTs

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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on Forward Guidance should be considered as investment advice. Please always do your own research & speak to a financial advisor before thinking about, thinking about putting your money into these crazy markets