Hijacking the Financial System (With Bitcoin): Nakamoto CEO David Bailey

Dec 3, 2025

David Bailey, Founder of BTC Inc. and CEO of Nakamoto, shares insights on revolutionizing the financial system through Bitcoin. He discusses the heavy investor scrutiny in running a public Bitcoin company and outlines his ambitious 50-year roadmap to establish Bitcoin as a global reserve asset. David elaborates on using conferences to foster Bitcoin adoption and why bear markets can present unique capital opportunities. His strategy emphasizes integrating Bitcoin into capital markets, aiming for a transformative shift in how we view financial systems.

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ANECDOTE

Handing Off A Bootstrapped Empire

David Bailey felt mixed handing BTC Inc. to new leadership after 13 years of bootstrapping the company.
He stayed on the board and kept control of capital while shifting focus to Nakamoto to scale the mission.

INSIGHT

Two Company Models: Nimble Vs. Carrier

BTC Inc. functions like a nimble operating company with product, sales, and production teams ready to scale.
Nakamoto is run lean and heavyweight like an aircraft carrier, so it requires steadier, long-range decisions.

ADVICE

Ignore Daily Stock Noise

As a public-company CEO, ignore day-to-day stock noise and focus on strategy and execution.
Control what you can: medium-to-long-term strategy, team execution, and discipline over short-term reactions.

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Brandon Green and David Bailey sit down for a conversation about the future of BTC Inc, Nakamoto, and Bitcoin itself. Bailey outlines why his mission is to “hijack the financial system,” how public-company risk works behind the scenes, and why bitcoin’s market structure is changing forever. He lays out a 50-year roadmap: trillions in value creation, a global bitcoin reserve, and hyperbitcoinization driven through capital markets.

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🔶 David Bailey - Nakamoto/BTC Inc.

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Chapters:

00:00 – Hijacking the Financial System

00:24 – Welcome to the New Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

01:04 – CEO Transition: How BTC Inc Handed the Torch

03:27 – Capital, Scale & Opportunity

05:50 – What Running a Public Bitcoin Company Really Takes 08:44 – Stock Price Chaos & the Discipline of Execution

10:42 – The 50-Year Vision: Bitcoin as Humanity’s Reserve Asset

13:07 – Building a Trillion-Dollar Bitcoin Company

15:49 – The ‘Hijack’ Strategy Explained

17:44 – Bitcoin Amsterdam Recap & Movement Building

19:32 – Macro Risk & Market Signals

21:52 – Custody, Counterparty Risk & Survival Playbooks 24:32 – Bear Markets as Opportunity: The Experimental Strategy

27:21 – Is the Four-Year Cycle Dead?

30:15 – Staying in the Game

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