In this episode, Brandon Karpeles sits down with Cedric Youngelman, host of The Bitcoin Matrix podcast, to discuss the philosophical and economic realities of shifting to a Bitcoin standard. Cedric shares his journey from being a corporate accountant trying to outpace inflation to discovering Bitcoin as the ultimate savings technology that can drain the volatility out of your life.

Bitcoin isn’t just sound money—it’s becoming the foundation of smart business strategy. In this episode, I’m joined by Isaiah Douglass, Director at Swan Bitcoin, where he helps businesses and individuals navigate Bitcoin adoption through education, allocation, and strategic planning.

B HODL bought 1 Bitcoin for £57,802, raising holdings to 166.487 Bitcoin and increasing sats per share to 117.77.

Strive Asset Management purchased 444 bitcoin for $33.9 million, pushing its total treasury past 15,000 BTC while Strategy paused its buying streak.

Capital B raised €1.1M from Adam Back via warrants and cut bond conversion to €2.59, adding incentives to boost its Bitcoin-per-share strategy.

The Smarter Web Company bought 27 Bitcoin for £1.53M, raising holdings to 2,805, and updated its Coinbase credit facility and share issuance.

Morgan Stanley's head of digital asset strategy Amy Oldenburg says bitcoin will eventually reach U.S. bank balance sheets, but regulatory hurdles from the Fed, Basel rules, and global regulators still stand in the way.

The U.S. national debt held by the public has surpassed 100% of GDP for the first time since World War II, with projections showing it could reach 120% within a decade.

White House digital-assets adviser Patrick Witt told Consensus Miami that an announcement on the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is coming within weeks, citing a U.S. Marshals hack as proof federal crypto holdings need better safeguarding.

Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks released compromise text banning passive stablecoin yield while preserving activity-based rewards, clearing the final major obstacle to a Senate Banking Committee markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.

CME Group announced plans to launch regulated Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, allowing traders to isolate and trade bitcoin's volatility independently of price direction.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress that the Pentagon is running classified Bitcoin projects, framing the asset as a tool of American geopolitical power amid growing crypto activity by Russia and China.