Why Morgan Stanley, Walmart, Rumble & Silicon Valley Are Betting BIG on Bitcoin

Connect with Early Riders // Connect with OnrampPresented collaboratively by Early Riders & Onramp Media…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 Filing12:30 - Rumble and Tether's Crypto Wallet Launch18:07 - Walmart's One Pay Bitcoin Integration29:49 - Early Riders Team Updates31:58 - The White Paper: A Manifesto For All Future Capital Allocation34:26 - Building Bridges: Traditional Finance Meets Bitcoin36:47 - The Bitcoin Standard: A New Era of Capital Formation38:46 - Debasement and the Search for Sound Money43:30 - The Future of Venture Capital: Aligning Incentives47:03 - AI and the New Age of Entrepreneurship55:24 - Onramp for Everyone: Expanding Access to BitcoinIf you found this valuable, please subscribe to Early Riders Insights for access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly.Links discussed:https://bitcoin.docsend.com/view/aan9dw6fkd2z746ehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/walmart-backed-super-app-onepay-hits-4-billion-valuation?embedded-checkout=truehttps://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-AA1TP8N5https://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=truehttps://x.com/faryarshirzad/status/2008898606317687058?s=20https://x.com/aakashgupta/status/2007666720656511233https://decrypt.co/353693/morgan-stanley-registers-bitcoin-solana-funds-sechttps://corp.rumble.com/blog/rumble-and-tether-launch-crypto-wallet-for-creator-economy/Keep up with Michael:https://x.com/MTangumahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mtanguma/Keep up with Brian:https://x.com/BackslashBTChttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-cubellis-00b1a660/Keep up with Liam:https://x.com/Lnelson_21https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-nelson1/