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The Real Reason Bitcoin dropped to $85K According to Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker: Inside Australian Crypto Convention [Part 2]

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Show Notes

In Part 2 of this special series of Tapping Into Crypto, Pav and Ted are joined at the Australian Crypto Convention in Sydney by Richard Galvin (DACM), Roy Bhasin (ZenAcademy) and Sam Green (Greeny Trades) to discuss what caused Bitcoin to plummet $40k, why AI payments are taking off, and why the apps making most of crypto's money are massively undervalued.

You’ll hear:

00:00 - Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Reveals Why He Left Wall Street for Crypto

03:51 - "Crypto Is Too Big for Wall Street to Ignore Now"

04:56 - Why Robinhood Makes 3-4X More on Crypto Than Stocks (And What It Means for You)

06:34 - How Funds Are Positioning for the Rest of 2025

09:01 - The AI Bubble Truth: Why We're Still EARLY

10:49 - How to Pick Winners Even at Market Tops

13:03 - The Clarity Act Could Change EVERYTHING for Altcoins in 2026

14:15 - DApps Make 60% of Revenue But Only 7% of Value - The Biggest Opportunity in Crypto?

22:04 - Why Privacy Coins Are Pumping (And Why Governments Are TERRIFIED)

25:35 - "It's 50/50 We're Entering a Bear Market" - Zeneca's Honest Take on What's Next

… and much more!

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