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Wall Street, Not Retail, Fuels Bitcoin's Institutional Shift

Allen Helm says institutions view bitcoin as non-speculative, with BlackRock ETF inflows signaling a shift.

22/10/2026 13:446 min read

Allen Helm, co-founder of Bitcoin for Corporations, observes that bitcoin is transitioning from the periphery to corporate boardrooms. He notes a strong view among the banks he engages with: bitcoin is no longer seen as a speculative asset. Helm describes how financial institutions are building digital credit and securities around bitcoin and discusses the significance of BlackRock's record-breaking exchange-traded fund inflows.

Chapters:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Bitcoin for Corporations
  • 01:36 Reasons Institutions Avoid a Repeat of 2017
  • 02:33 Diverging Views on Bitcoin Between Institutions and Retail
  • 03:57 Common Misunderstandings Bitcoiners Have About Institutions
  • 06:48 BlackRock's Inflow Records and Buyers of Bitcoin ETFs
  • 08:37 J.P. Morgan Analysis and Bitcoin's Non-Speculative Status
  • 09:55 SpaceX, Tesla, and Defining Bitcoin Treasury Firms
  • 12:28 Strategy, Strive, Metaplanet, and Treasury Mergers
  • 15:03 Potential Relocation of Bitcoin Treasury Companies to US
  • 17:48 "Capital Does What Capital Wants" and Global Market Unification

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