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Why Bitcoin Is The Only Escape Hatch | Bitcoin: A Competitive Advantage

December 7, 2025
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Joe Nakamoto hosts a live panel in Derby with Ismael Dainehine (co-founder and CEO at EverGive), Vijay Selvam (international general counsel at Gemini and author of Principles of Bitcoin) and Joe Bryan (creator of What’s The Problem) to explore why Bitcoin matters right now. They talk volatility, long-term thinking and why studying Bitcoin is more important than simply buying it. ⚡️ Find out more about the Bitcoin Business Network: https://bitcoincollective.co/get-started/ Our sponsors: 🍺 Brulo: https://www.brulobeer.com ⚡ CoinCorner: https://www.coincorner.com 🏛️ Cartwright Corporate Treasury: https://corporatetreasury.cartwright.co.uk/ 📘 By the Book Accountancy: https://bythebookaccountancy.co.uk 🗝️ Evoke: https://evokevault.io 🧾 Recap: https://recap.io 🤖 Catalyst AI Consulting: https://catalystaiconsulting.co.uk 🤵 McCann Bespoke London: https://mccannbespoke.co.uk 💳 MUSQET: https://musqet.tech 📊 BitcoinTreasuries.net (Media Partner): https://bitcointreasuries.net Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and who’s confident with Bitcoin 01:00 Panel introductions and “Is now a good time?” 03:00 Volatility, free markets and the “million-dollar chair” 05:00 Why studying Bitcoin matters more than buying it 07:00 2025 events that made Bitcoin feel inevitable 09:00 Politics, democracy and discretionary money 11:00 The state is coming for your assets 13:00 Store of value versus actually owning value 15:00 Bitcoin for business and protecting what you’ve built 16:30 Hands up: who’s been debanked? 17:00 Real-world Bitcoin use in charities and foundations 18:30 Cross-border payments and censorship resistance 19:30 Why Bitcoin may look obvious in ten years 21:00 Self custody, scarcity and the future of money 22:30 How little we think about what money is 23:30 Quickfire: Bitcoin versus gold 24:30 Closing thoughts and wrap-up READ OUR NEWSLETTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📬 https://newsletter.bitcoincollective.co/ All content provided by The Bitcoin Collective is for informational and educational purposes only and is not meant to represent financial, trade or investment advice. Why Bitcoin Is The Only Escape Hatch | Bitcoin: A Competitive Advantage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE 💼 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/