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#743: Why Boomers Will OutHODL You with Eric Balchunas

By Marty Bent

Aired May 10, 2026 · 1h 13m · Last boosted May 23, 2026

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Marty sits down with Eric Balchunas to discuss the Strategy investor call, the accelerating institutional takeover of Bitcoin through ETFs, and whether the cypherpunk base is cashing out just as Wall Street and the boomers arrive. Eric on X: https://x.com/EricBalchunas STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Bitkey<...

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    Great Rip, love listening to Trad-Fi folks who get Bitcoin. Eric - you definitely need to get a Bitkey!
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