Citi, Schwab, Nubank, & Aureo: The Global Bitcoin Race for 21 Million

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A weekly podcast covering the underlying mechanics of the bitcoin protocol, its ongoing development, project funding, and real-world applications of the technology

Technology

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Citi, Schwab, Nubank, & Aureo: The Global Bitcoin Race for 21 Million

Early Riders Media

1 hour 13 minutes 33 seconds

2 months ago

Citi, Schwab, Nubank, & Aureo: The Global Bitcoin Race for 21 Million

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00:00 – Intro & welcoming Gustavo Flores

01:17 – UK opens retail BTC/ETH ETPs

04:13 – Japan stablecoins & productization

07:49 – LATAM stablecoin wave; Brazil in focus

11:27 – Coinbase x CoinDCX (India/APAC)

15:47 – Stablecoin plumbing: BlackRock & Stripe

20:27 – BTC credit vs high LATAM rates; Bolivia case

23:31 – Nubank pursues U.S. bank charter

29:11 – 2026 custody (Citi/Schwab) & cycle timing

33:25 – Aureo announced (Swapido → Aureo)

35:03 – Aureo MIC thesis & team

42:21 – Storage-first: MIC + localized service

56:40 – Debasement trade & BTC hurdle rate

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Links discussed:

https://www.aureobitcoin.com/en

https://www.earlyriders.com/news/early-riders-acts-as-exclusive-investor-in-aureos-pre-seed-round-to-build-latam-native-bitcoin-financial-services-infrastructure

https://bitcoin.docsend.com/view/2dj7n3sjr5uyrsr4

https://blockworks.co/news/tempo-series-a-raise

https://www.lightspark.com/news/lightspark/introducing-lightspark-grid

https://www.theblock.co/post/374924/blackrock-to-launch-genius-compliant-money-market-fund-tailored-for-stablecoin-issuers-report

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/citi-aims-to-launch-crypto-custody-in-2026-exploring-stablecoin.html

https://www.theblock.co/post/375228/japan-fsa-local-banks-crypto

https://www.theblock.co/post/375250/21shares-bitwise-blackrock-wisdomtree-uk-retail-bitcoin-ethereum-etps-fca

https://www.coinbase.com/en-in/blog/Coinbase-makes-investment-in-CoinDCX-expanding-our-commitment-to-India-and-the-Middle-Easts-crypto-future

https://www.theblock.co/post/374870/paxos-mistakenly-mints-300-trillion