The Bitcoin Treasuries Podcast with Tim Kotzman Matt McDonagh: From Wall Street to Bitcoin
Aug 22, 2025
Matt McDonagh, Managing Partner of McDonagh Family Office and tech investor, shares his transition from Wall Street to Bitcoin enthusiast. He discusses how AI can revolutionize investment strategies and the importance of understanding the investor landscape, especially regarding Bitcoin's appeal as an inflation hedge for family offices. McDonagh also explores effective AI strategies, emphasizing concise prompts for better engagement. His insights reveal the transformative potential of integrating AI with Bitcoin and the future of security innovations in digital assets.
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Bitcoin And AI Are Complementary
- Bitcoin and AI are both information technologies that decentralize authority and power.
- AI processes knowledge while Bitcoin preserves value, creating complementary forces at the edge of networks.
Convinced A Founder To Hold Bitcoin
- Matt describes moving from Wall Street to tech investing and then advocating Bitcoin to portfolio companies.
- He convinced a founder to hold Bitcoin for 90 days and the company later kept it as a core balance-sheet asset.
Investor Labels Versus Investment Process
- Investor labels matter less than investment process and professionalism.
- Family offices vary by generation: first-gen founders differ from later generations holding mostly illiquid 'wealth batteries'.