BTC121: Bank Failures & Bitcoin w/ Steven McClurg (Bitcoin Podcast)

<p>Preston Pysh sits down with Steven McClurg, who’s the CIO at Valkyrie, and just an all-around brilliant macro thinker, to talk about the multiple bank failures, what it meant for the broader economy, Bitcoin, and more.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>03:03 - What are the three things the FED is currently considering?</p><p>26:15 - Why Silvergate, Signature, and Silicon Valley Bank are different than many other banks?</p><p>31:29 - What rules from the Global Financial Crisis are currently impacting regional banks?</p><p>52:26 - Is there a concerted effort by Wall Street and the government to remove onramps to Bitcoin exchanges?</p><p>54:36 - Steven's thoughts on Custodia's bank application with the FED being denied.</p><p>57:00 - What's going to happen with the GBTC suit with the SEC with respect to the ETF application?</p><p>01:05:29 - What impact has paper bitcoin had on the market to date and Steven's expectation into the future?</p><p><br></p><p><em>Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Steven McClurg's <a href="https://twitter.com/stevenmcclurg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>.</li><li>Steven McClurg's Company <a href="https://valkyrieinvest.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Valkyrie</strong></a>.</li><li>Peter McCormack's <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/grayscale-the-sec-genesis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>interview with the GBTC CEO</strong></a>.</li><li>Related episode: Listen to <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/BTC112" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>BTC112: Bitcoin Macro Mastermind 1st Q 2023 w/ Joe Carlasare, Steven McClurg, &amp; Jeff Ross</strong></a>, or watch the <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/bitcoin-fundamentals/bitcoin-macro-mastermind-1st-q-2023/" rel="noopener noreferre