The Pomp Podcast #1561 Arjun Sethi | Is Bitcoin Becoming the New Global Reserve Asset?
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Jun 11, 2025 Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Kraken and fintech investor, dives into the fusion of traditional finance with cryptocurrency. He discusses how decentralized systems are reshaping financial landscapes and the evolving role of Bitcoin as a potential global reserve asset. Sethi highlights the impact of tokenization on global liquidity and explores the contrasting strategies of stablecoins like Tether and Circle. He also delves into the increasing involvement of nation-states in Bitcoin and its significance in countering inflation and economic uncertainty.
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Future of Finance is Permissionless
- Future finance will be programmable, permissionless, and decentralized, shifting power from institutions to protocols.
- Crypto serves as an infrastructure layer for global capital markets, merging with AI and tokenization for innovation.
Kraken's Vision: Financial OS
- Kraken aims to be a financial operating system of the internet, enabling open, programmable finance without gatekeepers.
- User-owned, global, multi-asset platforms will replace closed ecosystems, fostering innovation and user freedom.
Enable Open Interoperability
- Build financial systems with open protocol-level composability, enabling interoperable experiences like email.
- Make access to all financial assets permissionless, allowing free movement without central approval.