The Last Trade E048: Navigating the ETF Era with Hong Kim of Bitwise Onramp Media

The Last Trade: a weekly, bitcoin native, interactive podcast covering where Bitcoin and traditional finance meet on a macro scale. Hosted by Marty Bent, Jesse Myers (Croesus), Michael Tanguma, and a special weekly guest host.

Join us as we dive into what Bitcoin means for how individuals & institutions save, invest, and propagate their purchasing power through time. It's not just another asset - in the digital age, it's the Last Trade that investors will ever need to make.

0:00 - Freedom, sovereignty, & bitcoin advocacy

12:19 - Introduction to Hong Kim & Bitwise

15:24 - Custodial options & tradeoffs

18:20 - Evolving narratives of adoption

23:29 - The path to ETF approval

27:38 - ETF flows & buyers

34:47 - A message from Onramp

35:03 - Accessibility in the ETF era

43:30 - Reflexivity & waves of demand

48:36 - ETF limitations: in-kind withdrawals & custody

54:02 - Hong Kong ETFs

57:18 - Supporting open-source developers

1:02:04 - Leveraging bitcoin’s native properties

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