Alex Leishman: Institutions Are Buying What Retail Sells — Plus How to Keep Your Bitcoin Safe

Natalie Brunell sits down with Alex Leishman, Founder, CEO & CTO of River. Alex shares what River's own client data reveals about who is buying and selling Bitcoin right now — and why big institutions are quietly accumulating during this downturn while everyday investors sell.

In this episode:

Is Bitcoin still Bitcoin if Wall Street owns a growing share of it? Why most people never move their Bitcoin off an exchange How scammers actually steal Bitcoin, and the simple habits that stop them Whether quantum computing is a real threat to your Bitcoin, and how River is preparing Why Alex has no plans to take River public, even as competitors go the other way What Alex tells people when everyone around them has turned bearish Follow Alex Leishman on X: https://x.com/Leishman  and sign up for River at https://www.river.com/natalie

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