📍 AI-Powered Recap - 🔴Bitcoin Reserve🔴 Guest - Ralph Gebran,Onramp MENA & RA George, Blockchain DXB & Bitcoin DXB LinkedIn Live on: 🗓️ Monday, 27th May | 🕖 19:00 GST
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🔴 Originally aired as a LinkedIn Live on:****🗓️ Monday, 27th May | 🕖 19:00 GST🎥 Hosts:

- Ralph Gebran, Managing Partner at Onramp MENA

- RA George, Host of Blockchain DXB) & Bitcoin DXB)

Contact info for Ralph Gebran via LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphgebran/

Bitcoin Advisor & Educator | Helping HNWIs, Institutions & Sovereigns Navigate Custody, Access & Strategy | Managing Partner at Onramp MENA

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🧠 Note: This episode is 100% AI-generated using Notebook LM by Google, a tool that organizes, analyzes, and summarizes complex documents and conversations. It offers a uniquely structured recap based on our LinkedIn Live discussion.

- RA George introduces Bitcoin DXB and outlines the goals of the discussion.

- Ralph explains Onramp MENA’s mission and their work with institutional and regional Bitcoin adoption.

- What qualifies Bitcoin as a reserve asset?

- Satoshi Nakamoto’s cautionary advice:

“The project needs to grow gradually…”Read more)

- Simon Dixon: Advocates for governments publicly holding BTC.6 Forms of Money – Explainer)

- Briefed Boris Johnson in 2013; echoes in Trump’s 2024-2025 rhetoric.

- Carlos Maslatón: Early proponent, claims $348M in BTC in 2014 would be ~$47B today.

- President Milei aims to dismantle Argentina’s central bank.

- First to legalize Bitcoin mining (2019); 1,000+ licenses issued.

- BTC seen as a tool against sanctions.

- BTC legal tender in 2021; may lose this status in Jan 2025 under IMF pressure.

- Echoes Pakistan’s Bitcoin ambitions under Wakar Zaka.

- Ricardo Salinas: From 10% BTC allocation in 2020 to 60% in 2022.

- Banco Azteca integrates BTC.

- Trump’s March 2025 Executive Order:Strategic Bitcoin Reserve & Digital Asset Stockpile initiative.Read more)

- States supporting BTC:🟥 Republican: TX, AZ, GA, OK, WY🔵 Democrat: IL, MA, MD, NM, MI✅ Approved: NH (5% allocation), AZ (HB 2749), TX (Senate Bill 21)

- May 2025 Remittance Tax Bill: 5% tax may fuel crypto adoption

Leading firms like MicroStrategy, Tesla, and Coinbase hold sizable Bitcoin reserves, signaling institutional confidence in BTC as a treasury asset.

- Al Abraaj adds BTC to reserves – a regional milestone

- Onramp MENA’s involvement briefly discussed

- Still evaluating whether public or private entities may adopt BTC as a strategic reserve

- CoinShares Report highlights optimal BTC allocations between 1–5%📘 “A Little Bitcoin Goes A Long Way”)

Short-Term Triggers:

- 🧮 CPI: bls.gov)

- 🏛️ FOMC updates: federalreserve.gov)

- 📦 Tariffs: whitehouse.gov)

Long-Term Outlook:

- Bitcoin’s role grows amid global economic volatility.

- Holds 13,029 BTC, ranking #5 globally

- Nigel Farage (UK), Sławomir Mentzen (Poland), Czech Central Bank Governor, and Swiss Referendum in progress

- BTC is transitioning from cypherpunk origins to a macro-reserve asset

- Final reflections by George & Ralph

- 📣 Call to Action:

- Learn the evolving BTC landscape

- Assess treasury strategies

- Stay informed through credible, real-time sources

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