I'm interested in ultimately what you've
seen in terms of trading on the platform since the election.
The day post-election, the Wednesday post-election, our business doubled.
We saw 100% growth in Bitcoin purchases. Our customers are predominantly
purchasing Bitcoin and over 90% since

the election are actually taking the Bitcoin
off the platform and holding it in their own custody.
So we're not seeing active speculative trading or gambling on the short term
price, we're seeing long term accumulation on our platform and our
customers are excited.

We serve
Bitcoiners and Bitcoiners are excited right now.
Okay. So you're maybe supporting those that
are focused purely on the ecosystem, but people are going elsewhere to trade,
whether it's gambling or not. We now go options trading on the spot
ETF.

What do you think of that?
What do you make of this transition from, well, DeFi and crypto into more
traditional finance? Well, the last time I was on this show,
I told you an ad which and congrats, by

the way, I'm thinking of you.
I told you guys I thought Bitcoin was the only money in crypto.
I wasn't sold on any of the other cryptocurrencies and that my business
were predicated on Bitcoin is money and we sell our customers financial
services.

So if you're a customer of mine, you
want Bitcoin financial services, you want to buy it, you want to store it,
you want to move it, you want to pay your bills with it.
You maybe you want a loan against it.

These are the type of products that we
want to serve our customers in the future.
We do not think of ourselves as a speculative exchange, so that's my
customer base. Options ETF, ETFs, MZ, TR, All of these
things are pro liquidity for Bitcoin.

What you want in a money or a store of
value is you want it to be sellable. You want it to be liquid at any point 24
seven 365 globally, you want to be able to sell it.
And so all of this is pro liquidity,

which enhances the profile for Bitcoin
to be a better asset for a government and corporation and individual.
So everything is bullish for Bitcoin. That's what I always say.
So another day, more bullish activity for the asset.
Okay, convince me.

Apply for this liquidity, for this
vision, for the future of money. You need a strategic Bitcoin reserve
because I know that's what you've been speaking to me about.
So we're having infrastructure issues. Not your fault.
Not your fault, I'm sure.

You know, I think the unique positioning
on the Bitcoin strategic reserve, I think if this happens, this will be one
of the most important economic announcements in US history.
I think it'd be on par with 1971 and Nixon.
However, what I think is not being

talked about enough is it's positive.
Caroline: It hurts us because you'd have to go out there and buy in the market.
But will that actually happen? No, My, my meeting is this.
In 1933, the US had a really big

economic announcement.
What was it? We're taking all your gold. In 1971, the US had a really big
economic announcement. What was it?
We're divorcing ourselves from the gold standard so we can print money.
In 2008, the US had a really big

economic announcement.
What was it? It was we're bailing out all the big
banks that misbehaved. In 2025.
If the US has a really big economic announcement, what is it?
It's we're pro-technology, we're pro

innovation.
What principles and morals and ethical alignment does Bitcoin have?
Equal rights, equal opportunity, an open network.
These are American ideals, American values.
This is an asset that was accessible to the people 15 years ago, that the people
own.

Governments only own two, three, 4% of
this asset. This asset is held by the people.
It acts in the best interest of the public.
It's pro-jobs, it's pro-energy. It's pro-industry.
It's pro-growth.

And does anyone else have a plan to get
us out of debt? We're going to start a lemonade stand
out here in Times Square. No.
How about the best performing asset in the history of mankind?
We lean into it, we buy it.

Coinbase is an American company.
Strike is an American company. Kraken's an American company.
Tether sells the US dollar. Let's support these businesses.
Let's support this industry. The market cap is less than NVIDIA for
the entire crypto ecosystem.

When does that become bigger?
I think when people buy, listen, I don't think that ego gets in the way of many
people. People think they're late to Bitcoin.
Yeah, I don't understand that. Right.
I think that.

Late according to who?
Oh, because you're comparing yourself to Michael Saylor.
You're comparing yourself to your college roommate.
You're comparing yourself to your coworker over the last 15 years, the
best thing you could have done is buy

Bitcoin.
And I think that's going to be true for the next 1500 years.
And so as a country, I think we have a choice.
I think everyone else around the world is understanding we are pro-growth,
pro-business, pro-Bitcoin as this new

administration takes office and we have
to make a decision. I think the worst thing we can do is not
own enough. And actually to derisk this, we should
buy some and push these American ideals and technology and innovation and growth
through the best performing asset and

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Post-election trading activity on Coinbase

Business doubled the day after the election.

Over 90% of customers are taking Bitcoin off the platform.

Long-term accumulation, not short-term speculation.

Bitcoin as the only money in crypto and future financial services

Bitcoin is the only money in crypto; business predicated on this.

Focus on providing Bitcoin financial services (buying, storing, moving, paying bills, loans).

Importance of Bitcoin liquidity for better asset profile.

Strategic Bitcoin reserve and its economic significance

Strategic Bitcoin reserve as one of the most important economic announcements in US history.

Positive impact of a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

Comparison with past significant US economic announcements (1933, 1971, 2008).

2025 announcement: Pro-technology, pro-innovation.

Bitcoin's alignment with American ideals and economic benefits

Bitcoin's alignment with American ideals (equal rights, equal opportunity).

Bitcoin is held by the people, acting in the public interest.

Addressing the 'late to Bitcoin' mentality

Challenging the idea of being 'late' to Bitcoin.

Comparing oneself to others is irrelevant; long-term perspective.

The US has a choice: embrace Bitcoin for growth.

Derisking by buying Bitcoin and promoting American ideals through it.