The release of the Bitcoin whitepaper marks 17 years since Satoshi Nakamoto first outlined the idea that would transform global finance. The Galaxy Grid team breaks down the launch of new altcoin ETFs—including Solana’s spot product with staking—and what it means for liquidity and market structure. They also discuss Western Union’s move into stablecoins, the rise of the X402 internet payment protocol, and how traditional finance is racing to integrate crypto-native infrastructure in a rapidly maturing digital-asset ecosystem.

Timestamps
0:00 – Intro
1:27 – Bitcoin Whitepaper Turns 17
5:45 – Bitcoin Market Maturity and Institutional Flows
11:23 – The Altcoin ETF Boom: Solana, Hedera, and More
19:50 – Western Union Launches a Stablecoin on Solana
28:13 – The Rise of X402 and Internet-Native Payments
32:36 – Crypto IPOs: Securitize, ConsenSys, and the Next Wave
36:12 – The Week Ahead / Closing Thoughts