Trump pardons CZ, Bitcoin whales move to IBIT, State of Crypto from a16z

Failed to add items

Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.

Add to basket failed.

Please try again later

Add to Wish List failed.

Please try again later

Remove from Wish List failed.

Please try again later

Follow podcast failed

Unfollow podcast failed

Trump pardons CZ, Bitcoin whales move to IBIT, State of Crypto from a16z

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

Brandon and Kate unpack a whirlwind week in crypto — from headlines about a potential Trump pardon for CZ, to whale flows rotating into BlackRock’s iBIT spot Bitcoin ETF, to the biggest takeaways from a16z’s latest State of Crypto report — and what all of it means for builders on Bitcoin and Stacks.

Topics Discussed

🎯 Rumors and realities around a Trump pardon for CZ (Changpeng Zhao)
🐋 Bitcoin whales moving funds into BlackRock’s iBIT ETF and what the flows signal
📊 a16z “State of Crypto” report: adoption curves, dev metrics, and infra trends
🏗️ Implications for Bitcoin L2s, sBTC, and the BTCFi stack
🧭 Market structure: liquidity, fees, and path-to-retail narratives
🧱 Stacks ecosystem context and how dual stacking fits this macro

Chapters

00:00 — Intro and quick hits
01:30 — Trump/CZ: pardon chatter, legal context, market reaction
06:00 — What matters vs. what’s noise
09:30 — Whale rotations into iBIT: ETF flows, on-chain cues
14:30 — Reading ETF data: liquidity, spreads, and inflows
18:30 — a16z State of Crypto: key charts and signals
23:30 — Takeaways for Stacks, sBTC, and BTC L2 builders
27:30 — Closing thoughts and community notes

Good For Bitcoin is hosted by Brandon Marshall (@marshallmixing) and Kate Parkman (@katemparkman).

🎧 Subscribe: goodforbitcoin.com
📺 Watch: YouTube
🎙️ Listen on: Spotify • Apple Podcasts • Amazon Music • Pocket Casts
📰 RSS: anchor.fm/s/f9f164f0/podcast/rss

No reviews yet