Bitcoin Finance and Investment by Simon Dixon
Simon Dixon is a macro-finance commentator and founder of Bitcoin HardTalk, a long-form series interpreting global economic shifts through a Bitcoin lens. Since 2010, Dixon has publicly forecast multiple banking crises and systemic shifts, including Cyprus bail-ins, El Salvador’s sovereign Bitcoin pivot, and U.S. Treasury de-dollarization strategies. The Bitcoin HardTalk series has released 85 episodes, with top episodes exceeding 500,000 cumulative views across YouTube and Rumble.
In July 2025, Dixon released “Every Reason Bitcoin Could Fail,” a longform post documenting 14 years of structural objections to BTC—from quantum threats to miner centralization—and countering each with protocol or governance defenses. His geopolitical episodes analyze how U.S. instability and sanctions push states toward alternative settlement layers—referencing BlackRock’s 2025 ETF maneuvers and IMF SDR recalibrations.
Dixon’s focus on monetary sovereignty, paired with long-range macro foresight, makes Bitcoin HardTalk a reference point for investors aligning Bitcoin with post-fiat transition planning.
Strategy helps centralize Bitcoin for hedge funds, Simon Dixon argues
Simon Dixon described Strategy as a FIC node focused on centralizing as much Bitcoin as possible and providing hedge funds with all they need to manipulate the short-term price of ...
Simon Dixon: Paraguay shuts Ueno Bank after capital drops below legal minimum
Paraguayan regulators have shut down Ueno Bank after its capital was found to have dropped below half the legal minimum, affecting nearly 3 million customers. Simon Dixon, chief executive officer ...
China and Oman set $4.5 billion infrastructure plan, Simon Dixon notes
China and Oman agreed on November 2 to establish a $4.5 billion (30 billion yuan) cross-border payment infrastructure as part of their cooperation efforts. Simon Dixon, Chief Executive Officer ...
Simon Dixon: Bitcoin hacks and money trails in focus on upcoming premiere
A new premiere exploring the topic of who is really behind Bitcoin hacks will begin in 10 minutes. Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, announced the event, which will include ...
Israel's MIC and TIC may become subordinated to FIC, Simon Dixon argues
Simon Dixon, identified as Chief Executive Officer at BankToTheFuture, stated that he is tracking a thesis regarding Israel’s privatization developments. According to Dixon, a key question is ...
Simon Dixon: Hacker deposited $60M stolen USDT into Aave and borrowed $44.6M in ETH
Onchain data shows that a hacker deposited approximately $60 million in stolen USDT into Aave and borrowed 19,762 ETH, valued at about $44.6 million, before asset freezes were implemented. Simon ...
Around $1.8 billion in stablecoins have reportedly been frozen, Simon Dixon notes
Tether has reportedly frozen $971 million in USDT, while Circle has reportedly frozen $823 million in USDC. Together, this amounts to approximately $1.8 billion in frozen stablecoins. Simon ...
Simon Dixon: Israeli bonds fall as neither bloc secures majority
Israeli government bonds sold off and ten-year yields rose six basis points to around 4.1% as neither Prime Minister Netanyahu’s bloc nor opposition leader Eisenkot’s group secured a governing ...
Brazil 10-year bond yield approaches 16 percent, Simon Dixon notes
Brazil’s 10-year government bond yield is approaching 16 percent. Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, commented that the high yield might keep foreign bondholders away and ...
Simon Dixon: Resource highlighted for tracking Israeli monetary networks and MIC nodes
Simon Dixon pointed to a resource for following Israeli monetary networks and MIC nodes. Dixon is chief executive officer at ...
Financial firms once competed by raising yields for capital, Simon Dixon notes
Simon Dixon, identified as Chief Executive Officer at BankToTheFuture, suggested that the current environment of rising yield offerings resembles previous cycles in which companies such as ...
Simon Dixon: Western financial powers now accelerate unrest within their own countries
Simon Dixon, CEO of BankToTheFuture, argued that covert manufacturing of unrest by Western financial powers is now occurring domestically at a faster pace. In his view, the same methods used ...
HSBC sharia-compliant fund bought shares in Israeli military supply chain firms, Simon Dixon notes
HSBC's "sharia-compliant" fund has reportedly purchased shares in companies including Palantir, RTX, Honeywell, Analog Devices, and Rolls-Royce. Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at ...
Simon Dixon: Bitcoin proof of work means ownership does not equal network control
Simon Dixon, identified as Chief Executive Officer at BankToTheFuture and linked via Simon Dixon, described that Bitcoin uses a proof of work system, not proof of stake, so ownership of coins does ...
GEO Group profit rises sharply with private U.S. detention expansion, Simon Dixon notes
Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, draws attention to the financial impact of privatized incarceration in the U.S. In his comments, Dixon highlights that GEO Group, a primary ...
Simon Dixon: MIC books $3.3 billion revenue while U.S. assumes equal debt
Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, comments on a financial disparity involving MIC and the U.S. government. MIC generated $3.3 billion of revenue while the U.S. took on an ...
Digital and physical prisons drive profits, Simon Dixon notes
Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, compares Palantir to a digital prison and CXW and GEO to privatized physical prisons. He argues that all three companies profit as the ...
Simon Dixon: $40 trillion debt prompts discussion on fiscal dominance and ponzi risks
Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, draws attention to a $40 trillion debt scenario and describes it as a 'Debt Ponzi Scheme' tied to fiscal dominance. Dixon also shares his ...
Selling Bitcoin for gold if conditions change, Simon Dixon notes
Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, discusses his approach to potentially selling all his Bitcoin holdings to invest in gold if certain conditions arise. The comments were ...
Simon Dixon: Global dollar demand driven by reserve currency status
Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, discusses the impact of structural demand for the U.S. dollar on its strength in global markets. Dixon argues that maintaining the U.S. ...
Selling Bitcoin to buy gold explored, Simon Dixon discusses
Simon Dixon, chief executive officer at BankToTheFuture, is set to participate in a premiere discussion with Natalie Brunell focusing on the possibility of selling all his Bitcoin holdings to ...
