Will BTC ETFs Kickstart the Next Bull Run? - Ram Ahluwalia, Lumida, Ep. 245

<p dir="ltr">Recently, we have a few asset managers, including some of the largest in the world like Blackrock apply to create Bitcoin spot ETFs in the United States. This sparked a lot of speculation about whether this could herald institutional adoption of crypto and kickstart a bull market.<br /> <br /></p> <p dir="ltr">Today, we have Ram Ahluwalia, CEO of Lumida and previous Head of Crypto & Digital Assets at Cross River, a crypto-friendly bank to share with us:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Implications of BTC ETF on markets</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Odds of SEC approval</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Reasons for previous rejections</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">And more!<br /> <br /></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Timestamps:</p> <p dir="ltr">(00:00:00) – Introduction to BTC ETFs</p> <p dir="ltr">(00:03:10) – Importance of Spot BTC ETF</p> <p dir="ltr">(00:06:52) – SEC’s reason for rejecting BTC ETFs</p> <p dir="ltr">(00:13:57) – SEC’s stance on Crypto</p> <p dir="ltr">(00:17:30) – Why BlackRock is applying for BTC ETF now</p> <p dir="ltr">(00:21:38) – Larry Fink’s agenda </p> <p dir="ltr">(00:28:38) – Need for clearer guidance</p> <p dir="ltr">(00:32:44) – Likelihood of ETF approval</p> <p dir="ltr">(00:35:11) – Past applications vs Now</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sponsor message:</p> <p dir="ltr">Filecoin is enabling open services for data, built on top of IPFS.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Today, Filecoin focuses primarily on storage as an open service, but looks to build the infrastructure to store, distribute and transform data.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Read the full 30-page report on the future of Filecoin written by Blockcrunch over here: <a href= "https://bit.ly/41gLdUm">https: