'If you want just Bitcoin unlevered, why not buy an ETF?'
@austincampbell does the math on the latest
@bitsandbips: owning Strategy's common stock pencils out to a ~9% funding cost just to hold Bitcoin.
Full episode with
@ramahluwalia and
@perkinscr97: 🎧
Timestamps:
💣 02:24 What caused crypto's worst week since the FTX collapse
🌍 09:08 Why retail still drives crypto volatility and why Chris thinks the market misread incoming Fed chair Warsh
🤖 17:55 AI tools discovering critical crypto vulnerabilities faster than devs can patch them
🐛 23:47 How Claude Opus 4.8 found a live counterfeiting bug in Zcash's Orchard pool
₿ 30:24 Austin on whether Bitcoin's Lindy effect survives the quantum-refactoring problem
💼 32:04 Fidelity: Explore crypto careers that could change your future at
crypto.fidelitycareers.com
📱 32:46 Cape: Get 33% off your first six months at
cape.co/unchained
🏦 33:45 Strategy's preferred problem and the math on 32 BTC sold and 1,550 bought
📊 37:25 Ram on Minsky's three market phases, and why Strategy was built for the riskiest one
⏰ 43:22 Why Austin says introducing preferreds turned Strategy from a Bitcoin play to a clock
🇺🇸 52:18 Is Hunter Biden’s crypto interest genuine conviction or attention play