Episode 32 of The Starting Block was broadcasted live with The Block's Head of Multimedia Gareth Jenkinson and OranjeBTC's Director of Bitcoin Strategy and Research, Sam Callahan.
Sam Callahan, OranjeBTC's Director of Bitcoin Strategy & Research, joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block where the duo discussed the launch of Digi11 – Brazil's first Bitcoin preferred equity ETF Digi11. They also touched on Strategy's STRC capital structure and Bitcoin accumulation goals, and the investor appetite for Bitcoin-backed income products in Brazil.
OUTLINE
00:06 - Show Open & Recap
01:31 - Block Briefing Headlines
02:06 - Bitmine's ETH Treasury
03:08 - Iren & Microsoft AI Deal
03:47 - Harmony Network Rollback
04:25 - Genius Act Rulemaking
05:36 - Ripple Expands in Asia
06:31 - Introducing Sam Callahan
06:49 - Digi11 ETF Explained
09:51 - Building the Index
11:56 - Strategy's STRC & MSTR
17:21 - Brazilian Market Appetite
Guest links:
Sam Callahan - https://x.com/samcallah
OranjeBTC - https://x.com/ORANJEBTC
Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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