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In this episode of Bits + Bips, hosts James Seyffart, Alex Kruger, and Joe McCann dive deep with Nic Carter into the game-changing promises Trump is making to the crypto community, Kamala Harris\u2019s unexpected policy shifts, and the explosive rise of Solana.\xa0\nPlus, Nic reveals his unexpected journey into amateur fighting and tackles the pressing issues around Ethereum ETFs, and what ecosystem he\u2019s been funding more as of late.\xa0\nShow highlights:\n\n00:00 Intro\n\n01:23 Why Alex believes the conference was one of the most incredible moments in the history of crypto\n\n10:00 Nic\u2019s reaction to Trump mentioning breaking down \u2018Operation Chokepoint 2.0,\u2019 a term that Nic himself coined\n\n13:44 Nic\u2019s karate fight and his journey to becoming an amateur fighter\n\n21:42 Why Nic thinks that there\u2019s no chance that the Lummis bill proposing the US government establish a strategic bitcoin reserve will pass\n\n29:31 The significance of Trump\u2019s promises at Bitcoin Nashville\n\n36:26 How Tether is comparable to the Eurodollar system\n\n39:41 What the potential impacts are of the Fed's language during their upcoming meeting\n\n47:17 The implications of the Harris campaign's outreach to reset relations with crypto companies\n\n55:44 How the ETH ETFs launch went and why Nic says that Ethereum has a \u201cnarrative problem\u201d\n\n59:34 How Solana has been ripping lately and Joe\u2019s response to some of the criticisms\n\n1:07:22 How Nic, as a VC, sees the ETH vs. SOL debate and how founders are increasingly choosing Solana\n\nHosts:\n\n\nJames Seyffart, Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence\n\n\nAlex Kruger, Founder of Asgard\n\n\nJoe McCann, Founder, CEO, and CIO of Asymmetric\n\nGuest\n\nNic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures\nLinks\nBitcoin Conference:\n\nTrump\u2019s speech:\n\nUnchained:\xa0\n\nAt Bitcoin Conference, Trump Promises to Fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler If He Wins\n\nTrump Has Made Promises to Crypto Voters. If He\u2019s Elected, What Could He Actually Do?\n\nLummis proposal:\xa0\n\nUnchained: A Bitcoin Strategic Reserve for the U.S.? Senator Cynthia Lummis Reveals Her Bill\xa0\n\n\nThe Block: Hong Kong lawmaker advocates for including bitcoin in financial reserves following Trump\u2019s speech |\xa0\n\n\nDemocrats/Harris seeking \u201creset\u201d\n\n\n\nLetter from Democratic politicians to DNC chair to put crypto plank in Democratic party platform:\xa0\n\nETH ETFs Debut:\n\nUnchained:\xa0\n\nGrayscale Ethereum Trust ETF net outflows hit $1.5B\n\nWill ETH Follow Bitcoin\u2019s Path and Reach New Highs Now That Spot ETFs Are Here?\n\nBlackRock: Our Spot Ether ETFs Are Complements to Bitcoin ETFs, Not Substitutes\n\nThe Block: At this rate, Grayscale's ETHE could run out of ether within weeks |\xa0\n\n\n\nSolana\u2019s ripping:\n\nUnchained:\xa0\n\n\nSolana\u2019s Growth Metrics, Including Stablecoin Supply, Continue to Take Off -\xa0\n\nSolana Exceeds Ethereum in Monthly Trading Volume for First Time, But Not When Ethereum\u2019s L2s Are Included\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices