The State of Bitcoin Adoption | Troy Cross & Ella Hough

What Bitcoin Did · Aug 5, 2025 · 1h 18m · transcript

Troy Cross and Ella Hough break down the state of Bitcoin adoption across the U.S. and the globe, revealing what the data really says about Bitcoin’s political alignment, institutional shift, and cultural future.

We get into the surprising statistics around self-custody, what Gen Z actually thinks about Bitcoin, and whether American bitcoiners can become a meaningful political force.

In this episode:

- Who owns Bitcoin - What Gen-Z think of Bitcoin

- The myth of political consensus around Bitcoin

- Bitcoin as a language of truth across culture, time, and power

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