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Adam Back: Pension Funds Are Bitcoin's "Third Wave" of Adoption

By Bitcoin Magazine

The first wave of Bitcoin adoption was individuals. The second was the ETFs. Adam Back, CEO & Co-Founder of Blockstream, explains why the third wave of model portfolios, managed funds and pension funds is still largely to come, and how Swiss banks are getting ready for it. Chapters: 00:00 Why Blockstream Opened an…

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