{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bitcoin Frontier","title":"Bitcoin’s volatility is the signal in the noise with Mark Connors","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e69d8dfb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3828,"description":"Mark Connors is a veteran credit analyst and macro thinker who’s spent nearly four decades on Wall Street, from the bond desks of Solomon Brothers to the hedge fund trenches. What makes Mark unique is his ability to pull the lens back—connecting regime changes in global finance to bitcoin’s rise as the asset with true integrity.\nIn this episode, Mark joins The Bitcoin Frontier to share how his career shaped his understanding of risk, why bitcoin is the next monetary regime shift, and how Wall Street is still missing the plot. We dig into why bitcoin’s volatility is actually a superpower, how financial plumbing is breaking beneath the surface, and why institutions will eventually be forced to adopt bitcoin as pristine collateral.\nSUPPORT THE PODCAST:\n → Subscribe\n → Leave a review\n → Share the show with your friends and family\n → Send us an email: podcast@unchained.com\n → Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=you...\n→ Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?ut...\nTIMESTAMPS:\n0:00 – Intro & Mark’s 40-year Wall Street journey through credit and crisis\n3:15 – Lessons from Solomon Brothers to Bitcoin Park: where integrity lives\n6:05 – How bitcoin fits into the third monetary regime since Bretton Woods\n8:00 – The “hacks” that brought bitcoin into Wall Street’s line of sight\n10:00 – Bitcoin as collateral and the coming collateral crisis\n12:20 – Understanding volatility: why bitcoin’s risk is asymmetric\n17:00 – The myth of volatility and the truth about upside variance\n21:00 – “Good vol” vs “bad vol”: how bitcoin surprises to the upside\n25:00 – Why rebalancing into bitcoin beats traditional 60/40 portfolios\n29:00 – Can Wall Street co-opt bitcoin through paper markets?\n31:00 – The importance of holding your own keys and verifying collateral\n35:00 – Convincing older investors and rebuilding credibility post-FTX\n37:00 – Regime changes, Bretton Woods, and how history rhymes\n43:00 – How the dollar was “saved” by...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WoeHujZLSYOjeE_EY1iBuQ0tTK0I8K63kAncvwN8qto/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NTI2/Y2ZjZjFjN2NlZjI3/ZmQyZjc5ODQyMTc5/OTYxMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}