Dan Morehead: Why 2025 Could Be Crypto's Biggest Year (Yet!)
Raoul Pal: The Journey Man
Intro
This chapter covers the Consensus event set for February 2025 in Hong Kong, designed to bring together the global crypto community to discuss the future of Web3. It emphasizes the event's importance for networking and industry insights, alongside the speaker's exploration of macroeconomic impacts on the crypto market.
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Dan Morehead, a long-time friend of RV and founder and CEO of Pantera Capital, joins Raoul Pal on The Journey Man to discuss the future of cryptocurrency. Raoul and Dan highlight why 2025 should be a pivotal year for regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and integrating AI with crypto. They also explore Bitcoin's role as a strategic reserve, blockchain's future in asset management, and the growing populist support for crypto. Recorded on January 16, 2025.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Sponsor: Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk
01:14 The Importance of Liking and Subscribing
01:53 Dan Morehead Joins the Conversation
02:22 Why 2025 Feels Like 2017 for Crypto
04:04 Macro Trends and Fed Policies Impacting Crypto
06:24 The Rising Debt Crisis and Blockchain’s Role
08:28 Currency Debasement and Scarce Assets Value
10:34 Bitcoin’s Growth and Institutional Adoption
14:20 Strategic Bitcoin Reserves and National Adoption
17:39 Middle East and Global Crypto Adoption Trends
19:50 US Regulatory Landscape and Future Changes
21:56 Wall Street’s Embrace of Blockchain Technology
24:28 Tokenization and Real-World Asset Integration
30:14 Crypto as the Fastest-Growing Frontier Economy
31:49 AI and Crypto Convergence
34:30 Stablecoins and Layer One Competition
36:52 Telegram’s Ton Token and Social Blockchain Projects
38:57 The IPO Market for Crypto Companies
45:23 Generational Shift and Crypto’s Sociopolitical Impact
50:09 Closing Thoughts on the Crypto Opportunity in 2025
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