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Discussing the Austrian School of Economics with Dr. Saifedean Ammous
How pensions, endowments and foundations feel about digital assets with Fidelity Digital Assets
Fidelity surveyed 800 institutions in the US and Europe, the results of which reveal that one-third of clients are already allocated to digital assets and 80% find something appealing. Ria Bhutoria, director of research at Fidelity Digital Assets, provided more insight on which segments found…
Discussing the decline of bitcoin inflows into exchanges with Chainalysis
Philip Gradwell, chief economist at Chainalysis, provided this week’s onchain reaction: (37:32) “Bitcoin inflows into exchanges have continued to decline. Last week we saw the lowest seven day average that we’ve seen in six months. This week it’s been even lower. There are now around…
Realized vs. Implied Volatility With Flowdesk
How Binance got lucky with Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
(12:22) Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) explained that he got into cryptocurrency because it was a better form of money. He decided to dedicate his career to this industry. He explained that at first, the team was singularly focused on building an exchange. They began…
Bitcoin Hovers Below Its 30-Day Average With Chainalysis
Why the Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model Is Flawed With Strix Leviathan
Popular cryptocurrency trader “Plan B” on Twitter is behind the controversial Bitcoin stock to flow model that took the crypto community by storm. (3:40) Traders jumped on it, enamored with the prediction for another BTC bullish run. Strix Leviathan CEO Jesse Proudman, however, says not…
How there was no way to prepare for Black Thursday with Genesis Trading
While many companies are just trying to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital currency prime brokerage Genesis Trading is in expansion mode. In addition to its trading and lending businesses, the company recently moved into prime brokerage with the acquisition of UK-based custodian Vo1t….
Discussing the trebling of the stablecoin market and regulation with Circle and Blockchain.com
(24:32/Nisa) The stablecoin market is on fire, as evidenced by the value of fiat-backed cryptocurrencies surpassing the $10 billion mark and having trebled year to date. The coronavirus pandemic has only accelerated growth and adoption, according to Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. (25:00) Circle’s stablecoin USDC…
Discussing bitcoin flows into exchanges with Chainalysis
(38:52) Philip Gradwell, chief economist at Chainalysis, provides a glimpse into the latest blockchain activity over the last week. (39:07) The bitcoin price drifted down, falling below the $9,000 threshold at one point to hover at $9,150 at last check. The BTC price has been…
Bitcoin Braces for Real Action With Crypto Finance Group
Operating in the Japanese market as a non-domestic player with B2C2
(7:54) B2C2 launched in 2015 as an electronic market maker providing liquidity to exchanges like Coinbase, Bitstamp, etc. In 2016, the team decided to make an aggressive entry into the OTC markets with a focus on being electronic. That part of the business has grown…