Is Bitcoin approaching a massive renaissance leading into 2028? Calamos Investments Chief Executive Officer John Koudounis is convinced of it, and he maintains his bold forecast of a $1 million Bitcoin valuation by the year 2030. He outlines how financial institutions offering loans backed by Bitcoin, declining price fluctuations, and novel exchange-traded fund offerings might unlock access to the planet’s biggest reservoirs of managed wealth. He additionally discusses the Clarity Act and the classification of Bitcoin as a commodity.
Chapters:
0:00 – Calamos CEO John Koudounis on France Bond Stress and Greece’s Debt Crisis
1:05 – Why Calamos Researched Bitcoin for Eight Years Before Investing
2:34 – The World’s First Downside-Protected Bitcoin ETF
4:25 – Strategy’s Shift From Convertible Notes to Perpetual Preferreds
6:00 – Why Sovereign Wealth Funds and Big Banks Now Want Bitcoin
7:12 – 100%, 90% and 80% Protected Bitcoin ETFs Explained
9:11 – Why Financial Advisors Still Avoid Bitcoin
10:36 – Capital Controls, Cyprus and Debanking
13:16 – Bitcoin vs. Gold: Why Finite Beats Scarce
16:21 – Bitcoin Outlook Through 2028 and the $1 Million Call
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