Shanley

And we can go back to this when we're talking about the network state, because

what the CIA is really good at is cooing in other countries.

And now you see the network state down in Latin America trying to kill governments down there.

So there's been an incredible fusion of the CIA with venture capital that has transformed both of them.

They are both changed by this.

Yeah, it's wild.

So you have that.

And then another piece of it is that venture capital has formed this incredibly close relationship with BlackRock and Blackstone.

So they have a traditional finance backing.

Okay, so yes, BlackRock is a giant, you know, financial beast, a monster, monstrosity.

Yeah.

I don't have the most up-to-date numbers on how much money that they manage, but as of 2025, it was over $12 trillion in assets under management.

Jesus Christ.

Christ.

So you are talking about a absolutely huge, huge financial entity.

So they have been one of the first to really back venture capital in the traditional finance world in crypto.

So

So they are the ones that started bringing to market the ETFs that made it easy to invest in Bitcoin.

They have ETFs that are trading.

They also have one for Ethereum.