Episode Details

This week’s episode of The Why Bitcoin Show is with Checkmate, a leading on-chain analyst with Glassnode Analytics, a platform providing insights into what is happening with Bitcoin on the base layer. In this discussion with Checkmate, we cover a wide range of issues including: * Key insights into what is happening on-chain in Bitcoin in 2024, and what we saw in 2023 * Self-custody the impact of the Bitcoin ETFs on mainstream adoption * How the worlds of traditional finance and Bitcoin collide with the introduction of the Bitcoin ETFs *How following the launch of Bitcoin ETFS, financial advisors now face a career risk for not knowing or having an opinion about Bitcoin *Checkmate’s thoughts on the validity of the Bitcoin stock to flow model *Some key on-chain metrics for plebs to understand *Where Bitcoin is going * Ordinals, BRC tokens, JPEGs and fees * Crypto, stablecoins and Ethereum For more commentary on the world of Bitcoin and what makes it different to crypto, follow me on X at @Dale21M or the show at @whybitcoinshow, or visit www.thewhybitcoinshow.com for more episodes. Thanks to Checkmate for coming on – you can follow his tremendous work on X at @_Checkmatey_. If you’re based in Australia and keen to attend the Bitcoin Alive conference, head over to www.bitcoinalive.io and use RICKYMARTIN at checkout for a little discount – seriously! Edited by Sean Lowe.