Renowned cryptographer and early bitcoin pioneer Adam Back, whose work inspired the cryptocurrency’s anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, lays out his plan to bring bitcoin to Wall Street through his new digital asset treasury company and explains why the corporate bitcoin trend is just getting started.<br /><br />0:00 Introduction of Dr. Adam Back<br />0:36 The Three Phases of Bitcoin Adoption<br />2:53 Viewing Bitcoin's Rapid Adoption Curve<br />4:10 Bitcoin as Apolitical Money<br />5:59 Government Adoption of Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset<br />9:04 The Sustainability of the Bitcoin Treasury Trend<br />13:57 Balancing Roles at Blockstream and Bitcoin Standard Treasury<br />15:35 Bitcoin Standard Treasury's Differentiators and Fundraise<br />17:14 The Importance of Scale for Bitcoin Standard Treasury<br />18:52 Why Every Company May Become a Bitcoin Treasury Company<br />21:28 Industry Changes Needed for Mass Bitcoin Adoption<br />24:12 The Shifting Role of the Technologist<br />25:57 Thoughts on Stablecoins<br />28:03 How Stablecoins Fit with Bitcoin's Future<br />29:06 Bitcoin's Growing Robustness and Financial Integration<br />31:08 Short-Term Bitcoin Predictions<br /><br />Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br /><br />https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br /><br />Stay Connected<br />Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br />Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br />More From Forbes: http://forbes.com<br /><br />Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
