#806: The Switch That Unlocks Institutional Bitcoin with Baron Koch

Baron Koch, the CFO at Braiins and a former endowment and pension portfolio manager, joins Marty Bent to explain how institutions actually decide to allocate to Bitcoin. They cover career risk and the investment committee switch, the Binance hack and centralized custody, Stephen Miran's plan for restructuring the financial system, JP Morgan's capital market assumptions, and why Bitcoin should be treated like a commodity with managed futures risk strategies. Baron on X: https://x.com/BaronKoch21 Braiins: https://braiins.com/ The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: https://www.tftc.io/CRE STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: - Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast. - Square:…