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BREAKDOWN: The Bitcoin Banking Battle Heats Up

BREAKDOWN: The Bitcoin Banking Battle Heats Up

FromCoinDesk Podcast Network


BREAKDOWN: The Bitcoin Banking Battle Heats Up

FromCoinDesk Podcast Network

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Banks are moving into crypto and crypto companies are trying to become banks, so how does it all play out? This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co.On this edition of the weekly recap, NLW looks at the brewing battle to be the bitcoin and crypto bank of the future. He looks at three stories reporting banks getting into crypto (BBVA, Standard Chartered and DBS) as well as crypto companies applying to become banks. Finally, he examines why this is happening right now, and what are the true stakes of the game.This week on The Breakdown:Monday | China’s Latest Digital Currency Trial Is Its Most Important Yet Tuesday | A De Facto Bitcoin ETF? MicroStrategy Is Raising $400M to Buy More BTC Wednesday | The Most Important Trends and People Shaping Crypto 2020, With Ryan Selkis Thursday | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on a Bitcoin ETF, Custody Rules and What’s Next for the SEC Friday | Why a Massive 169-Year-Old Insurance Company Just Bought $100M in BitcoinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Dec 12, 2020
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