Bitcoin's Biggest Buyers Have Gone Quiet

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Brett Tejpaul, Co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional, joins Scott to talk about where Bitcoin's biggest buyers went, with the Coinbase Premium negative through October, and why seven of the world's largest banks are now building on Coinbase infrastructure for stablecoin payments and institutional crypto adoption. Brett explains the Citi stablecoin payments partnership announced at Sibos, why banks see crypto as a threat to their payments and wealth businesses, how the Clarity Act's failure and new SEC and CFTC guidance pushed banks to move, and the Standard Asset Company strategy that pairs UAE real estate with Bitcoin. They also cover MiCA stablecoin rules, how JPMorgan, Chase, Citi and PNC use Coinbase, and why Wall Street plumbing is good for crypto. Scott closes with stablecoins in Brazil's election, Bitcoin beating the S&P 500, companies objecting to tokenized stocks, Marathon's Bitcoin moves, Scott Bessent on crypto and the dollar, the Fed decision and ETF flows. In this episode:00:00 Bitcoin's quiet buyers and the Coinbase Premium03:03 Seven big banks and the Citi stablecoin deal09:13 How deep bank partnerships with Coinbase go16:52 Why banks plan to disrupt their own payments20:58 The Clarity Act, SEC and CFTC, and MiCA26:04 Bitcoin plus UAE real estate at Standard Asset Company33:40 MiCA stablecoins and JPMorgan, Citi and PNC37:16 Wall Street plumbing and Coinbase infrastructure42:56 Brazil, Bitcoin vs. the S&P 500 and tokenized stocks46:59 Bessent, the Fed decision and Bitcoin ETF flows Brett Tejpaul on X: https://x.com/bretttejpaulCoinbase Institutional: https://www.coinbase.com/institutional Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGgMEQa4r4A If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show and leave a rating. It helps more than you know. Follow Scott Melker:Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottMelkerFollow Scott on X: https://x.com/scottmelkerThe Wolf Den newsletter: https://thewolfden.substack.comThe Daily Wolf on Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/daily-wolf/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices