Episode Details

Unfiltered Chat – Weekly Crypto, Blockchain & AI
📅 Date & Time: 10:00 AM GST, 06th March 2025
🎙 Hosts:

• Markose Chentittha (Oort Foundation + Society X)
• RA George (Blockchain DXB + Bitcoin DXB)

• Discussion on a Crypto Strategic Reserve including XRP, SOL, ADA, BTC, and ETH.
• Clarification: Will money be printed to fund this? No.
• Seized Bitcoin: How it plays a role in supply management.
• DOGE savings? A speculative topic discussed.
• Macroeconomic Impact: Could lead to inflation reduction by reducing the supply of these assets, increasing demand.
• Should Bitcoin have a separate reserve? Inspired by Brian Armstrong's idea—debate on its feasibility and benefits.

🔹 Impact on Bitcoin & Crypto Prices: Speculation on how policy discussions may affect markets.
🔹 Confirmed Attendees:

• Michael Saylor (MicroStrategy)
• David Bailey (Bitcoin Magazine)
• Matt Huang (Paradigm)
• JP Richardson (Exodus)
• Kyle Samani (Multicoin Capital)
• Zach Witkoff (World Liberty Financial)
• Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink)
• Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)
• Vlad Tenev (Robinhood)
• Arjun Sethi (Kraken)
• Kris Marszalek (Crypto.com)
• Brad Garlinghouse (Ripple)

🔹 Unconfirmed Attendees:

• Cathie Wood (ARK Invest)
• Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum)
• Jeremy Allaire (Circle)
• Paolo Ardoino (Tether)
• Charles Hoskinson (Cardano)
• Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana)
• Marc Andreessen (A16Z)

🔹 White House Officials (Confirmed):

• Bo Hines – Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets
• David Sacks – AI & Crypto Czar
• Mark Uyeda – Acting Chairman, SEC
• Caroline Pham – Acting Chairman, CFTC

🔹 White House Officials (Unconfirmed):

• Howard Lutnick – Commerce Secretary
• Scott Bessent – Treasury Secretary
• Pam Bondi – US Attorney General

💡 Key Takeaways:

• Depends on Mainstream Media Narrative.
• Blockchain DXB Perspective:

🔹 Potential Benefits of Tariffs for Americans:

• Protects domestic industries
• Reduces trade deficits
• Enhances national security
• Encourages fair trade practices
• Boosts government revenue
• Strengthens domestic innovation

⚡ Impact on Bitcoin & Crypto:

• Expected Positive Impact—BUT media fear-mongering could trigger panic selling.

• Belarus has supported crypto since 2018.
• Domestic mining vs. Foreign investment—A model for other nations?

• Recent Crackdown: OpenSea, Uniswap, Robinhood.
• SEC