Happy New Year good people of the pod!

Welcome to the first official week of 2025 (last week was a weird haze and didn’t count). We’re sticking to our resolutions this year and will NOT spam your inbox with a vague Top 10 Predictions for 2025 that was recycled through ChatGPT. 

🎙️Shameless pod plug: We're thrilled to unveil our new show, Firesides, hosted by Gabriella Kusz, Head of Strategy at BlockFills! 🎙️ Gabby previously served as CEO of the Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association, Sr. Director of Operations at the Digital Dollar Project, and a stint working in international financial sector reform with The World Bank. Be sure to catch this first episode and the ongoing monthly series, in which Gabby engages with industry leaders shaping the future of digital finance!

In financial news, Nvidia cools a bit after notching a record high on their AI superchip debut at CES. The Jensen metamorphosis into Steve Jobs continues to awe. If you were on StockTwits yesterday, you’d have a hard time missing the surge in FuboTV following the Disney acquisition news.

On the political side, Justin Trudeau has officially resigned as PM of Canada. As our friends at BitGo (h/t Nathan Stump) pointed out, Bitcoin is up ~400% since this Trudeau tweet. Will pro-Bitcoin Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre fill these shoes in the general election later this year?

Start off 2025 with an edge — check out this week’s Fuel For Thought below!

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