The Global Shift to Bitcoin: What It Means for the Future of Finance

The Global Shift to Bitcoin: What It Means for the Future of Finance

Published: July 23, 2025

Duration: 53:11

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we explore the global shift toward Bitcoin as digital gold with Jeff Garzik, Co-Founder of Hemi, the largest programmable Bitcoin sidechain. Jeff shares his journey as a crypto OG, from contributing to Bitcoin in its earliest days to building innovative scaling solutions for Bitcoin. We discuss macroeconomic trends driving Bitcoin adoption, the evolution of decentralized finance, and how Hemi is shaping the future of BTCFi.

Chapters

00:00: Intro to the episode

00:06: Why the world is turning to Bitcoin

01:00: Meet Jeff Garzik: A crypto OG’s jo...