Would BlackRock Try to Save Bitcoin From the Quantum Threat? - Bits + Bips

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As OGs distribute their holdings to institutional newcomers and foundational Bitcoin narratives lose credibility, Nic Carter argues the token-focused VC model has reached its end, and boring, cash-flowing businesses are all that remain. 🔥 EPISODE LINK 🔥 👉 https://unchainedcrypto.com/bits-bips/bits-bips-could-blackrock-someday-feel-compelled-to-fire-bitcoin-core-devs/ 👈 ======================================================================= Figure [https://figuremarkets.co/unchaineddp] is giving away $25,000 in USDC. Deposit into Democratized Prime, earn ~9% APY hourly—and every $1 you keep in for 25 days is 1 entry. Enter here - https://figuremarkets.co/unchaineddp ======================================================================= Bitcoin slid toward $60,000 on Feb. 5 in a brutal, cross-asset selloff that hit gold, equities, and crypto alike. With leverage unwinding and basis trades breaking, long-time bitcoin holders are distributing to institutional buyers who, by 13F data, are mostly underwater. The mood across digital assets is bleak. Against that backdrop, Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures argues that key Bitcoin narratives have quietly failed—and warns that developers’ inaction on quantum risk could open the door to institutional control. If devs don’t act, Carter says ETF giants like BlackRock will. The panel then widens the lens: declaring the token-centric VC model dead, debating whether AI now rivals the industrial revolution, and stress-testing it all across topics ranging from Solana vs. Hyperliquid to Japan’s political shift and MrBeast’s fintech play. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want your crypto taxes done carefully — not guessed — Crypto Tax Girl is offering $100 off one-on-one crypto tax services. Their team focuses solely on crypto and has been helping investors navigate tax season since 2017. Save $100 here - https://cryptotaxgirl.com/blog/interview-with-unchained-laura-shin/ Hosts: ⭐️ Ram Ahluwalia, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida ⭐️ Austin Campbell, NYU Stern professor and founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting ⭐️ Christopher Perkins, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund Guest: ⭐️ Nic Carter, Founding Partner at Castle Island Ventures Timestamps: 🚀 0:00 Introduction 📉 3:14 What caused the Feb. 5 crash across crypto and stocks 📊 13:18 Why the debasement trade was crowded for wrong reasons & how value investing is staging a comeback ⚛️ 17:25 What quantum skeptics are doing to Bitcoin sentiment 🏢 33:44 Why BlackRock may force a corporate takeover of Bitcoin 🗑️ 36:26 How 90% of 2025 token launches ended up as garbage 🔥 43:06 Why Kyle Samani walked away from Multicoin Capital 💀 50:07 Whether the VC-backed token era is finally over 🇯🇵 54:33 Why Japan's election gamble is lifting the Nikkei 🧠 55:41 Why AI is bigger than the industrial revolution, according to Nic #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! CHECK OUT THE CRYPTOPIANS → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzunCFXrv4 WEBSITE → https://unchainedcrypto.com UNCHAINED DAILY NEWSLETTER → https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ LAURA'S TWITTER → https://x.com/laurashin UNCHAINED TWITTER → https://x.com/unchained_pod FACEBOOK → https://www.facebook.com/unchainedwithlaurashin INSTAGRAM → https://www.instagram.com/laurashin/?hl=en LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashin/ MERCHANDISE → https://unchainedpodcast.company.site/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW EPISODES: Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unchained/id1123922160 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 YOUR NO-HYPE RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS CRYPTO!