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Presented collaboratively by Early Riders & Onramp Media…

Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.

Chapters

00:00 - Big Announcement: Onramp Finance

03:55 - Bridging Bitcoin and Traditional Finance

10:14 - The Future of Financial Services

15:27 - Convergence of TradFi and Bitcoin Services

17:56 - Introducing the Genesis Program

28:05 - DeFi Hacks and Security Concerns

33:31 - The Security Landscape of AI and Blockchain

35:51 - Traditional Finance's Entry into Crypto

39:07 - Institutional Adoption and Market Sentiment

47:20 - Kraken's IPO Journey and Market Dynamics

58:24 - Innovations in Financial Services and User Experience

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https://x.com/MTanguma

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Links Discussed:

https://onrampbitcoin.com/finance

https://x.com/Jeremybtc/status/2045588919362990431?s=20

https://x.com/waleswoosh/status/2046147450394890680?s=20

https://x.com/tatie_bree/status/2045972538606415992?s=20

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-reportedly-confirms-ipo-filing

https://blog.kraken.com/news/payward-acquires-bitnomial

https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Charles-Schwab-Announces-Details-of-Spot-Crypto-Trading-Launch/default.aspx

https://www.theblock.co/post/397764/morgan-stanley-amy-oldenburg-crypto-daily-business-operations-across-firm?utm_source=telegram1&utm_medium=social

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-meets-income-goldman-sachs-013104679.html

https://tether.io/news/tether-launches-tether-wallet-the-peoples-wallet-extending-its-global-financial-infrastructure-directly-to-billions-of-users-left-behind-by-the-traditional-financial-system/

https://fortune.com/2026/04/14/anthropic-mythos-reveals-security-gap-ai-finds-flaws-far-faster-than-companies-can-patch-them/