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January 17, 2025 · 1h 7m

THE NEXT WAVE OF BITCOIN ADOPTION | Eric Weiss (THE Bitcoin Podcast)

"Much like the companies that were early adopters out of necessity. I think we'll see nation states clamor in out of necessity as well."

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2 The next wave is companies that want and benefit from Bitcoin that may not need it.

10 I think the US may be an exception because of Bram's kind of foresight, but nation states, 11 there are nation states that need it.

12 Like if you have a fiat currency and your currency, what are there like 160 fiat currencies 13 out there, there are going to be 160 fiat currencies 50 years.

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I think the first wave is companies that really need Bitcoin.

The next wave is companies that want and benefit from Bitcoin that may not need it.

Apple doesn't need it.

They're going to be just fine, right?

Google doesn't need it.

Microsoft doesn't need it.

But they'd all benefit greatly from it, really greatly.

So I think that wave is coming.

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"Much like the companies that were early adopters out of necessity. I think we'll see nation states clamor in out of necessity as well."

On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Eric Weiss. Eric is the CEO of Bitcoin Investment Group, and the man who orange pilled Michael Saylor. We talk about corporate and nation-state bitcoin adoption, the strategic bitcoin reserve, orange pilling, and a whole lot more.