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Connect with Early Riders — https://www.earlyriders.com/contactConnect with Onramp — https://onrampbitcoin.com/contact-us/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.This week Brian, Michael, and Liam cover Anthropic's Mythos and Fable controversy and the orchestrated open-source-vs-frontier AI dynamic (Microsoft eyeing DeepSeek for enterprise, Japan's Sakana Fugu launch, Goldman's 24x token forecast by 2030), Franklin Templeton's new ETFs that auto-invest stock dividends into Bitcoin, Fidelity and State Street's entry into stablecoin reserve management, Illinois Governor Pritzker's 0.2% crypto wealth tax, the Fed's 130-page stablecoin KYC rulemaking, Binance's MiCA expulsion, Coinbase's tokenized-stocks rollout, SpaceX's IPO run and $60B Cursor acquisition, and the latest on Strategy's stretch product.Chapters00:00 - Introduction and Current Events03:04 - Anthropic's Mythos and Fable Controversy05:58 - The Role of Open Source in AI08:54 - AI Models and National Security Concerns11:54 - Microsoft's Strategic Moves in AI14:57 - The Future of AI Infrastructure17:55 - The Dynamics of AI Token Consumption21:06 - Emerging AI Technologies and Market Trends24:10 - Japan's Entry into AI with Sakana Fugu27:11 - Open Source Challenges and GitHub Controversy30:31 - Merging Money and AI for Market Success32:08 - Stablecoin Management: Fidelity and State Street's Moves33:59 - Innovative ETF: Dividends into Bitcoin38:48 - Regulatory Challenges: Illinois Crypto Tax42:52 - Stablecoin Issuer Regulations and KYC48:54 - Tokenized Stocks: Coinbase's New Offering50:53 - SpaceX's Rapid Growth and Market DynamicsIf you found this valuable, please subscribe to Early Riders Insights for access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly: https://www.earlyriders.com/researchKeep up with Michael:https://x.com/MTangumaKeep up with Liam:https://x.com/Lnelson_21Keep up with Brian:https://x.com/BackslashBTC



