Bitcoin Reserve, Trump Inauguration & Agentic AI | News
01/26/25 • 67 min
In this episode of 'Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll' (BFRR), we dive deep into the seismatic shifts reshaping the landscape of blockchain adoption in January 2025. Following Trump's inauguration and Bitcoin's ATH at $109,356, our expert panel unpacks the implications of potential strategic crypto reserves and evolving regulatory frameworks.
Our expert panel engages in a dynamic discussion spanning multiple critical themes: Ethereum’s strategic challenges, Trump’s inauguration, the surge of political tokens, and their unprecedented market impact. Alexander Bechtel (DWS), Michael Blaschke (SAP), Stefan Grasmann (Zühlke), and Max Vargas (Blockstories) collectively analyze the revolutionary potential of Agentic AI in the crypto space, while offering deep insights into digital asset market trends and institutional adoption patterns. Their diverse perspectives from traditional finance, enterprise blockchain, technology consulting, and market analysis create a comprehensive view of the current crypto landscape.
The conversation extends to crucial developments in the stablecoin sector, including Circle's strategic acquisition of Hashnote and USDC's milestone of $1 trillion monthly transactions. The panel also examines the implications of new crypto custody licenses in Europe and Luxembourg's groundbreaking blockchain legislation, providing a comprehensive view of the institutional DLT landscape.
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Register for Blockstories' upcoming industry call on "How to Win in Digital Assets in 2025" (Jan 28), featuring expert strategies and playbooks from Deka, tradias, 21Shares, and NEAR. Secure your spot now: Click here
Relai*: Buy Bitcoin with Relai – you can do a one-time purchase or savings plan: Click here. Use the referral code "ROCK" to reduce transaction fees by 0.1% while supporting Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll.
Value4Value Podcast Streaming: Support our podcast by listening to our episodes on the Fountain Podcast App. This way, if you wish, you can support us "Value4Value" while listening to the podcast. You can find us on the Fountain Podcast App here: Click here
Digital Euro Conference Partnership: BFRR partners with the Digital Euro Conference 2025 taking place on March 27 in Frankfurt. DEC25 brings together leading voices shaping the financial landscape, covering topics around retail and wholesale CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenized money in general. As an official event partner, BFRR gives away one free ticket for physical participation in Frankfurt. If you are interested, please write us an email to [email protected] by January 31st. If you are not the “lucky winner”, you get 20% off the ticket prices with the code “BFRR20”. To buy your ticket go to the official website Click here and insert the code “BFRR20”.
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast reflects the private opinions of the hosts, serves exclusively for general information purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Always remember: Do your own research - inform yourself before making any investment decisions, such as buying Bitcoin. First try to understand what Bitcoin is and how to store it. This podcast does not provide financial advice. Note that the co-hosts might be invested in crypto assets. Read more on our website: Click here
All links marked with "*" are affiliate links. If you use these links for purchase, the podcast receives a small share of the revenue without any additional costs to you. On the contrary, affiliate links often include discount promotions, so you can even save money. We would appreciate it if you use these links to support us. Thank you very much!
In this episode of 'Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll' (BFRR), we dive deep into the seismatic shifts reshaping the landscape of blockchain adoption in January 2025. Following Trump's inauguration and Bitcoin's ATH at $109,356, our expert panel unpacks the implications of potential strategic crypto reserves and evolving regulatory frameworks.
Our expert panel engages in a dynamic discussion spanning multiple critical themes: Ethereum’s strategic challenges, Trump’s inauguration, the surge of political tokens, and their unprecedented market impact. Alexander Bechtel (DWS), Michael Blaschke (SAP), Stefan Grasmann (Zühlke), and Max Vargas (Blockstories) collectively analyze the revolutionary potential of Agentic AI in the crypto space, while offering deep insights into digital asset market trends and institutional adoption patterns. Their diverse perspectives from traditional finance, enterprise blockchain, technology consulting, and market analysis create a comprehensive view of the current crypto landscape.
The conversation extends to crucial developments in the stablecoin sector, including Circle's strategic acquisition of Hashnote and USDC's milestone of $1 trillion monthly transactions. The panel also examines the implications of new crypto custody licenses in Europe and Luxembourg's groundbreaking blockchain legislation, providing a comprehensive view of the institutional DLT landscape.
Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll Website
Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll Telegram Channel
Register for Blockstories' upcoming industry call on "How to Win in Digital Assets in 2025" (Jan 28), featuring expert strategies and playbooks from Deka, tradias, 21Shares, and NEAR. Secure your spot now: Click here
Relai*: Buy Bitcoin with Relai – you can do a one-time purchase or savings plan: Click here. Use the referral code "ROCK" to reduce transaction fees by 0.1% while supporting Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll.
Value4Value Podcast Streaming: Support our podcast by listening to our episodes on the Fountain Podcast App. This way, if you wish, you can support us "Value4Value" while listening to the podcast. You can find us on the Fountain Podcast App here: Click here
Digital Euro Conference Partnership: BFRR partners with the Digital Euro Conference 2025 taking place on March 27 in Frankfurt. DEC25 brings together leading voices shaping the financial landscape, covering topics around retail and wholesale CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenized money in general. As an official event partner, BFRR gives away one free ticket for physical participation in Frankfurt. If you are interested, please write us an email to [email protected] by January 31st. If you are not the “lucky winner”, you get 20% off the ticket prices with the code “BFRR20”. To buy your ticket go to the official website Click here and insert the code “BFRR20”.
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast reflects the private opinions of the hosts, serves exclusively for general information purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Always remember: Do your own research - inform yourself before making any investment decisions, such as buying Bitcoin. First try to understand what Bitcoin is and how to store it. This podcast does not provide financial advice. Note that the co-hosts might be invested in crypto assets. Read more on our website: Click here
All links marked with "*" are affiliate links. If you use these links for purchase, the podcast receives a small share of the revenue without any additional costs to you. On the contrary, affiliate links often include discount promotions, so you can even save money. We would appreciate it if you use these links to support us. Thank you very much!
Vorherige Episode
Smart Contracts in Action: Siemens’ Blockchain Journey
How does Siemens use blockchain technology in cash management and payments
In this episode of 'Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll' (BFRR), Co-Host Manuel interviews Heiko Nix, global head of cash management and payments at Siemens Treasury.
After a short presentation of his Career at Siemens and how Siemens treasury operates, Heiko explains what cash management at a multinational corporation like Siemens looks like and which challenges such a large corporate brings for payments and cash management.
Heiko then explains which blockchain technology Heiko uses and explains the use cases of Blockchain in cash and treasury management he and his team is working on. The discussion continues on which business processes he aims to let smart contracts orchestrate and what the expected benefits are.
Further, we discuss how Siemens currently connects to the blockchains they use and how this might change as well as which consequences this might have to data sourcing and operating on a shared ledger with the bank providing the ledger.
In case you are interested in understanding cash management use cases and how bank blockchain adoption at a large MNC looks like, don’t hesitate to listen to this episode!
Episode on the 300 Mio EUR tokenized bond issuance of Siemens
Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll Website
Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll Telegram Channel
Relai*: Buy Bitcoin with Relai – you can do a one-time purchase or savings plan: Click here. Use the referral code "ROCK" to reduce transaction fees by 0.1% while supporting Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll.
Value4Value Podcast Streaming: Support our podcast by listening to our episodes on the Fountain Podcast App. This way, if you wish, you can support us "Value4Value" while listening to the podcast. You can find us on the Fountain Podcast App here: Click here
Digital Euro Conference Partnership: BFRR partners with the Digital Euro Conference 2025 taking place on March 27 in Frankfurt. DEC25 brings together leading voices shaping the financial landscape, covering topics around retail and wholesale CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenized money in general. As an official event partner, BFRR gives away one free ticket for physical participation in Frankfurt. If you are interested, please write us an email to [email protected] by January 31st. If you are not the “lucky winner”, you get 20% off the ticket prices with the code “BFRR20”. To buy your ticket go to the official website Click here and insert the code “BFRR20”.
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast reflects the private opinions of the hosts, serves exclusively for general information purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Always remember: Do your own research - inform yourself before making any investment decisions, such as buying Bitcoin. First try to understand what Bitcoin is and how to store it. This podcast does not provide financial advice. Note that the co-hosts might be invested in crypto assets. Read more on our website: Click here
All links marked with "*" are affiliate links. If you use these links for purchase, the podcast receives a small share of the revenue without any additional costs to you. On the contrary, affiliate links often include discount promotions, so you can even save money. We would appreciate it if you use these links to support us. Thank you very much!
Nächste Episode
Making Bitcoin accessible (with Relai CEO Julian Liniger)
Julian’s journey to becoming one of the most successful Bitcoin entrepreneurs in Europe
In this episode of Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll (BFRR), we speak with Julian Liniger, CEO and co-founder of Relai, about his mission to make Bitcoin accessible to everyone. Julian, a young Swiss entrepreneur, launched Relai in 2020 with the goal of simplifying Bitcoin investments. By 2025, Relai has grown into one of Europe’s leading Bitcoin companies, serving approximately 140,000 clients who purchased nearly 13,000 BTC in 2024 alone. In December, the company successfully closed a $12 million funding round led by Ego Death Capital, a renowned Bitcoin-focused venture capital firm backed by prominent figures like Jeff Booth and Lyn Alden. During the episode, Julian provides an in-depth and candid look at his journey, as well as the current state of Relai’s business. He discusses key topics such as valuation, revenues, and the company’s newly launched services: Relai Private, tailored for high-net-worth individuals, and Relai Business, designed to help small and medium enterprises acquire Bitcoin. Currently operating across several European countries, Relai is poised for further growth. The company is planning a broader European expansion and has applied for a Crypto Asset Service Provider license under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). Expect to hear even more from them in the near future.
Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll Website
Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll Telegram Channel
Relai*: Buy Bitcoin with Relai – you can do a one-time purchase or savings plan: Click here. Use the referral code "ROCK" to reduce transaction fees by 0.1% while supporting Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll.
Value4Value Podcast Streaming: Support our podcast by listening to our episodes on the Fountain Podcast App. This way, if you wish, you can support us "Value4Value" while listening to the podcast. You can find us on the Fountain Podcast App here: Click here
Digital Euro Conference Partnership: BFRR partners with the Digital Euro Conference 2025 taking place on March 27 in Frankfurt. DEC25 brings together leading voices shaping the financial landscape, covering topics around retail and wholesale CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenized money in general. As an official event partner, BFRR gives away one free ticket for physical participation in Frankfurt. If you are interested, please write us an email to [email protected] by January 31st. If you are not the “lucky winner”, you get 20% off the ticket prices with the code “BFRR20”. To buy your ticket go to the official website Click here and insert the code “BFRR20”.
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast reflects the private opinions of the hosts, serves exclusively for general information purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Always remember: Do your own research - inform yourself before making any investment decisions, such as buying Bitcoin. First try to understand what Bitcoin is and how to store it. This podcast does not provide financial advice. Note that the co-hosts might be invested in crypto assets. Read more on our website: Click here
All links marked with "*" are affiliate links. If you use these links for purchase, the podcast receives a small share of the revenue without any additional costs to you. On the contrary, affiliate links often include discount promotions, so you can even save money. We would appreciate it if you use these links to support us. Thank you very much!
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