Sept 18: Bitcoin Pushes Back Toward $78K as Wall Street Moves Deeper Onchain

Bitcoin moved back toward $78,000 as spot ETF flows returned to positive territory, although Matt argues the market remains sideways rather than in a confirmed recovery. The bigger structural story is the SEC's new five-year innovation exemption for tokenized U.S. stocks, which requires tokenized shares to carry the same ownership rights as their traditional counterparts. Traditional finance continues moving deeper into blockchain infrastructure even as corporate Bitcoin purchasing has slowed. 

Prediction markets are also becoming increasingly important and increasingly controversial. Matt discusses a listener's proposal to emphasize knowledge and consumer protection rather than prohibition, his prior r...