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Why Morgan Stanley, Walmart, Rumble & Silicon Valley Are Betting BIG on Bitcoin
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Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.
00:30 - Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Filing
12:30 - Rumble and Tether's Crypto Wallet Launch
18:07 - Walmart's One Pay Bitcoin Integration
29:49 - Early Riders Team Updates
31:58 - The White Paper: A Manifesto For All Future Capital Allocation
34:26 - Building Bridges: Traditional Finance Meets Bitcoin
36:47 - The Bitcoin Standard: A New Era of Capital Formation
38:46 - Debasement and the Search for Sound Money
43:30 - The Future of Venture Capital: Aligning Incentives
47:03 - AI and the New Age of Entrepreneurship
55:24 - Onramp for Everyone: Expanding Access to Bitcoin
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Links discussed:
https://bitcoin.docsend.com/view/aan9dw6fkd2z746e
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/walmart-backed-super-app-onepay-hits-4-billion-valuation?embedded-checkout=true
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/morgan-stanley-is-betting-big-on-digital-assets-workplace-services-and-private-markets-how-they-tie-together/ar-AA1TP8N5
https://x.com/sytaylor/status/2009236033603244517?s=20https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/stanchart-said-to-prepare-crypto-expansion-with-prime-brokerage?embedded-checkout=true
https://x.com/faryarshirzad/status/2008898606317687058?s=20
https://x.com/aakashgupta/status/2007666720656511233
https://decrypt.co/353693/morgan-stanley-registers-bitcoin-solana-funds-sec
https://corp.rumble.com/blog/rumble-and-tether-launch-crypto-wallet-for-creator-economy/
Keep up with Michael:
https://x.com/MTanguma
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https://x.com/BackslashBTC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-cubellis-00b1a660/
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https://x.com/Lnelson_21
https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-nelson1/