New Era Finance Podcast (@new_era_finance) “"This really does feel like a silent IPO." James Seyffart (@JSeyff) is the ETF a” — TopicDigg

"This really does feel like a silent IPO." James Seyffart (@JSeyff) is the ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Spent his career inside the machine that tracks every dollar flowing through US ETFs. Predicted the spot Bitcoin ETF approval timing months before Wall Street consensus. Now tracking what advisors are actually doing, not what they're saying. "Q1 2026 was the most successful quarter Bitwise ever had. Selling Bitcoin ETFs to wealth advisors. Despite the price not doing well at all." We cover: — Why advisors loaded up on Bitcoin while retail was selling — The "silent IPO" frame: ETFs in, MicroStrategy in, retail out, and what happens when that flips — Why the Iran weekend was the real Bitcoin turning point nobody talked about — The Facebook moment thesis: why ETF growth keeps compounding even as crypto-native traders lose interest — Six years ago people asked if Bitcoin would be banned, what changed in DC — Why gold ETFs went from $130B to $300B+ and what that means for the next BTC leg — The basket ETF and prediction market ETF wave coming through SEC pipeline right now — Why James can't be more bullish than he is on ETF structure and the inflow numbers backing it up — Which wealth advisors are now writing Bitcoin into 60/40 portfolios as a structural allocation — The Clarity Act window and why his colleague has never put odds below 60% Thanks to James for joining us again on @new_era_finance. Highlights: 00:00 - Intro 02:13 - The Iran Moment Shock 02:33 - Bitwise's Best Quarter Ever 03:34 - Crypto's Inverse Adoption Curve 12:08 - Tokenization & The Stablecoin Cliff 20:00 - Gold ETFs vs Bitcoin ETFs 21:00 - Six Years Ago vs Now 24:48 - The Gold Bull Run Explained 30:15 - Basket ETFs Coming 32:50 - Clarity Act Odds 33:40 - Why ETF Inflows Hit New ATHs 36:08 - The Silent IPO Frame