Banks are looking to get started in DeFi - Aya Kantorovich

21/02/2025 45 min Temporada 7 Episodio 10
Banks are looking to get started in DeFi - Aya Kantorovich

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Episode Synopsis

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by August Co-Founder and CEO Aya Kantorovich.

In this episode, Chaparro and Kantorovich went over the state of crypto capital markets, the resilience of DeFi during market downturns, and how banks are looking to get started in DeFi.

OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction 
01:08 From banking to crypto 
02:30 Why institutions avoid DeFi 
05:33 How institutions impact volatility 
10:50 Crypto as the weekend market 
17:00 Bitcoin as a reserve asset 
20:01 Cambrian explosion of memecoins 
26:28 Coinbase earnings 
31:42 The resiliency of deFi 
37:49 AI Agents 
42:00 Conclusion

GUEST LINKS
Aya Kantorovich - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayakantorovich/
Aya Kantorovich on X - https://x.com/aya_kantor

August - https://www.augustdigital.io/
August on X - https://x.com/august_digital

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