Ivan Brightly as the Super Bitcoin Bull

In this episode of Magic Internet Money, host Brad Mills discusses guest Ivan Brightly’s time being partnered with Galaxy Digital. Galaxy began as a hedge fund that has since shifted its scope to become the “Goldman-Sachs of Crypto”. Ivan discusses his experience with the company before his departure in January.The pair discuss the impact that ETFs are having and may continue to have on cryptocurrency markets. In addition to that impact, ETFs have the potential to bring centralization to the market. Brad and Ivan debate about Coinbase being anti-bitcoin and whether or not it remains true to libertarian philosophies. Finally, the two share their lessons learned over the past few cycles and share their crypto portfolio experiences.Time Stamps4:20 – “Saylorization” of the investment class and cipherpunk values10:20 – The Risk of government intervention22:53 – Importance of ETF38:20 – Options about GBTC/QBTC57:30 – Lessons learned over past cyclesMentions from the ShowGalaxy DigitalMike NovogratzBen Hunt’s podcast, Epsilon TheoryMichael SaylorChaincode and Blockstream developer toolsBitcoin ETFsCoinbase Find Ivan Brightly at:Ivan Brightly twitterBrad Mills Social LinksBrad Mills TwitterMagic Internet Money TwitterMagic Internet Money FacebookMagic Internet Money InstagramProduced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast TechOther Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of Bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by Satoshi Nakamoto.