How to position for the bitcoin boom with Tuur Demeester

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Sep 9, 2025

Tuur Demeester, the founding editor at Adamant Research and a Bitcoin market analyst, dives into his latest predictions about the upcoming bitcoin boom in 2025. He discusses why this cycle could be longer and identifies serious risks such as confiscation. Tuur also highlights the role of bitcoin treasury companies in driving global adoption and tackles the implications of stagflation on investment strategies. The conversation emphasizes the importance of self-custody and adapting to a maturing Bitcoin landscape amidst economic turbulence.

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INSIGHT

Longer Institutional Cycle Brewing

Bitcoin cycles are lengthening as the asset class matures and volatility declines over time.
The 2021 cycle was an anomaly and 2025 likely starts a longer institutional-driven cycle.

INSIGHT

Bitcoin As An Institutional Escape Hatch

Bitcoin can act as an institutional escape hatch for long-term stability rather than short-term trading.
Institutional adoption will support multi-year horizons and reduce emphasis on short-term correlation with stocks.

ADVICE

Make Your Bitcoin Hard To Confiscate

Think adversarially about custody: make your Bitcoin not the low-hanging fruit for confiscation.
Prioritize self-custody and diversify custody solutions to reduce visible, centralized holdings.

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In this episode, Tuur joins The Bitcoin Frontier to talk about his latest report, How to Position for the Bitcoin Boom (2025 Edition). He share why he believes the 2025 bitcoin cycle will be longer than past cycles, why confiscation risk should be taken seriously, and how bitcoin treasury companies could reshape global adoption. We dig into stagflation, institutional adoption, and how to approach investing not only in bitcoin but also in bitcoin-native companies.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Disclaimer & intro
1:00 – Why Tuur released his latest report mid-cycle
3:00 – Longer bitcoin cycles and why 2021 was an anomaly
5:00 – The institutional cycle and bitcoin as an escape hatch
6:30 – Long-term holders, conviction, and whale behavior
8:00 – Risks to bitcoin: liquidations, hacks, confiscation, and more
10:00 – Government stakes, Intel, and parallels to ETFs and MicroStrategy
15:00 – Custody risk, avoiding low-hanging fruit, and the importance of self-custody
18:00 – Politics, legitimacy, and bitcoin as a reserve asset
19:30 – Macro outlook: dollar weakness, stagflation, and commodities
23:00 – Why money printing is inevitable and lessons from Latin America
29:00 – The “gradually, then suddenly” moment in markets
31:00 – Bitcoin treasury companies, ETFs, and adoption dynamics
35:00 – Consolidation, risks, and differences between ETFs and strategy companies
40:00 – Investing in bitcoin companies vs bitcoin itself: diligence, timing, geography
47:00 – Example: Anchorwatch and the importance of insurance for bitcoin custody
49:00 – Philosophy: bitcoin as a side quest and avoiding idolatry
53:00 – Swords into plowshares: virtue, stewardship, and technology for good

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