Rowntree is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight division. While he admitted that he is not an expert in technology or finance, he is "excited" about crypto and even attended the recent Bitcoin Miami 2022 conference.

As a result, the conversation also touched on the topic of digital assets, which both issue participants are interested in.

What’s next for cryptocurrencies

Here’s Rogan’s quote from the podcast, published by news outlet Cointelegraph.

To me, Bitcoin is very much like the early internet. Governments didn’t see it coming and now it’s a viable form of currency, and you can actually buy things with it.

Given the contents of the quote, we can conclude that Joe is aware of the decentralised nature of cryptocurrencies, i.e. their independence from governments. In addition, Rogan is clearly aware of the scale of the unexpectedness of creating this instrument, given the fact that bankers and officials are used to control everything - and especially in finance.

Podcast host Joe Rogan

Rogan explained that the time will come when “some government” will introduce “a centralised currency that they can control”. This is necessary in order to “limit what you spend your money on”. Bitcoin, on the other hand, is outside of government control because it is a decentralised payment network that does not require permission from centralised authorities.

The presenter himself is an ardent supporter of digital assets. He first publicly expressed support for them back in 2014. In addition, Rogan hinted that he was already “on board” in 2016, when the price of Bitcoin fluctuated below the $1,000 level. Over time, Joe has only strengthened his belief in the future of crypto.

The guest of one of Rogan’s podcast episodes was Elon Musk, who is also actively promoting crypto

To recap, The Joe Rogan Experience is the most popular show on Spotify, garnering over 11 million listeners per episode. According to renowned Bitcoin fan Anthony Pompliano, Rogan’s active audience reach is even greater than that of Fox News or CNN. That is, the podcast host makes a huge contribution to popularizing BTC and the rest of the digital asset market.

Here is a recording of the podcast’s discussion of this topic. We recommend reading it if you can understand English by ear.

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The positive news for digital assets does not end there: LGT Bank, which belongs to the world’s largest private banking and asset management group LGT Group, is launching investment products based on the most popular cryptocurrencies. LGT Group has $292 billion in assets under management. The bank has partnered with Switzerland-based Seba Bank to open up access to crypto.

Seba Bank’s chief marketing officer Sandra Frank commented on the news. Here’s her quote.

LGT Bank will start offering direct investments in Bitcoin and Etherium from May. The private bank has partnered with Seba Bank, which will act as broker and custodian to provide the service.

As a reminder, a custodian is an intermediary who holds a client's money and performs transactions on their behalf.

The price of Bitcoin

LGT Bank will initially integrate BTC and ETH storage and trading services. Seba, on the other hand, supports more than 14 cryptocurrencies, including altcoins like Litecoin, Polkadot, Tezos, Tether stabelcoin and other coins. It is possible that the range of crypto services available from LGT Bank will also expand significantly in the future.

In doing so, LGT’s crypto services will be fully integrated with traditional assets, allowing customers to easily exchange assets in their existing portfolios. The new offering will initially be available to select groups of customers. Well, in order to access crypto investments, clients must be based in Liechtenstein or Switzerland and have professional investor status.


We think the comparison of cryptocurrencies to the internet at its early stage of development is quite appropriate. Still, only a small number of people are using coins now. And according to Coinbase, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange, the number could increase to a billion people, but only in 10-20 years. So current crypto users can be happy - they have tapped into the financial revolution before many.