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In a recent report, Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, predicted that inflows to spot bitcoin ETFs would rise above $14 billion in the first year following the potential approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission of multiple applications the agency is considering. Thorn called the availability of this product significant because it will give financial advisors and wealth managers accessibility to digital assets in a way that will be acceptable to clients seeking exposure to crypto. He also believes approval of a spot BTC ETF could occur this year before the holidays, and draws comparisons between bitcoin and gold as investment products.\xa0\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\nShow highlights:\n\nwhy Alex believes this is a significant moment for Bitcoin\n\nhow, in Bitcoin, retail had access to this asset before institutions\n\nwhy Alex expects the spot Bitcoin ETF approved this year\n\nwhat the capital inflows Galaxy expects to be in the first years and how they arrived at those numbers\xa0\n\nwhether the addressable market will increase significantly for Bitcoin\n\nwhat will be the average percentage of assets adding BTC exposure\n\nwhy Alex compares Bitcoin to gold, and what he learned after comparing both types of assets\n\nhow much the price of Bitcoin will increase after the first year of the ETF approval, according to Galaxy's report\n\nhow the several spot Bitcoin ETFs will be differentiated\xa0\n\nThank you to our sponsors!\n\nCrypto.com\n\nArbitrum Foundation\n\nPopcorn Network\n\nGuest\n\nAlex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy\nLinks\n\nPrevious coverage of Unchained on spot Bitcoin ETFs:\n\nWhy a Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Probably Launch No Later Than January 10\n\nWhy It Looks Like BlackRock Could Win America\u2019s First Spot Bitcoin ETF\n\nThe Chopping Block: Are We Back? The 'Low IQ' Response to the Potential Spot Bitcoin ETF\n\nUnchained:\xa0\n\nBitcoin Soars Past $35,000 Amid Spot ETF Optimism\n\nBitcoin ETFs Explained: What Are They & How Do They Work?\n\nCoinDesk: BlackRock Bitcoin ETF in August Got on DTCC Site That Just Belatedly Moved Markets\n\n\n12 spot bitcoin ETFs in consideration by the SEC\n\nGalaxy: Sizing the Market for a Bitcoin ETF\n\n\nAlex\u2019s thread drawing out highlights from the report\n\nAlex\u2019s thread on the potential for a \u201cgamma squeeze\u201d\n\nCoinShares Digital Asset Funds Flow Weekly\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices