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Adam Back: Pension Funds Are Bitcoin’s “Third Wave” of Adoption

Adam Back explains why Bitcoin’s third wave—pensions, managed funds, and model portfolios—is still to come, and how Swiss banks are already preparing.

The first wave of Bitcoin adoption was individuals. The second was the ETFs. Adam Back, CEO & Co-Founder of Blockstream, explains why the third wave of model portfolios, managed funds and pension funds is still largely to come, and how Swiss banks are getting ready for it.

Chapters:
00:00 Why Blockstream Opened an Office in Lugano
01:20 Why Blockstream Started Offering Consulting
02:01 Swiss Banks Want Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Custody
03:04 Tokenized Money Market Funds vs. Stablecoins
04:13 Tokenized Shares on Liquid and Blockstream AMP
05:55 Where Institutions Still Get Stuck
07:00 Build In-House or Use a Custodian?
08:01 How Regulation Shapes Bitcoin Custody
10:01 Basel Rules and the Cost of Holding Bitcoin
10:40 The Three Waves of Bitcoin Adoption

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Mark Mason
Mark Mason
Head of Media and Managing Director at Bitcoin Magazine, leading global media operations and strategic partnerships for BTC Inc.
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