Sept. 8, 2025

Trends in Bitcoin Adoption | Eric Yakes | Bitcoin Infinity Show #167

Trends in Bitcoin Adoption | Eric Yakes | Bitcoin Infinity Show #167
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Trends in Bitcoin Adoption | Eric Yakes | Bitcoin Infinity Show #167

Eric Yakes joins the show, live and in person from Helsinki just before the BTC HEL conference. We cover Eric's story in Bitcoin, what he's most excited about these days, and some interesting predictions about the future! 

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The Bitcoin Infinity Show is a Bitcoin podcast hosted by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf.

The Freedom Footprint Show is a Bitcoin podcast hosted by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf.

In each episode, we explore everything from deep philosophy to practical tools to emit freedom dioxide to expand your freedom footprint!

00:00 - Welcoming Eric Yakes

01:27 - Eric's Bitcoin Journey

07:50 - The Seventh Property

13:05 - Changing Views on Bitcoin

17:19 - Scaling and Decentralization

21:24 - Ossification

27:04 - Heat Reuse

34:15 - Mining and Stranded Energy

40:35 - Bank Adoption and Stablecoins

51:15 - Bitcoin Treasury Companies

53:10 - Gold and Jewelry

55:35 - Bitcoin's Share of Store of Value

01:00:10 - Wrapping Up