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Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex & Tether discusses Bitfinex's failures in transparency, accusations of Bitcoin price manipulation, and Bitfinex's future plans

Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex & Tether discusses Bitfinex's failures in transparency, accusations of Bitcoin price manipulation, and Bitfinex's futur…

FromThe Scoop


Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex & Tether discusses Bitfinex's failures in transparency, accusations of Bitcoin price manipulation, and Bitfinex's futur…

FromThe Scoop

ratings:
Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Nov 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of The Scoop, Paolo Ardoino discusses several topics with Frank Chaparro and Larry Cermak, including:

Bitfinex's failures in transparency and what they are doing today to be more transparent

Paolo's thoughts on the research report suggesting Tether manipulated Bitcoin prices during the 2017 bull run

Why Bitfinex saw success in raising capital for LEO 

Plans to launch options which will be available on Bitfinex via it's company iFinex Financial Services

Tether's plans to launch a gold-backed Tether Gold, with each coin directly linked to a specific gold bar

Bitfinex's partnership with a well-known company to launch crypto gift cards
Released:
Nov 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Welcome to The Scoop, The Block's flagship podcast covering finance and technology industries through unmatched interviews with top thought leaders, cultural icons and industry veterans. The Block’s Director of News Frank Chaparro hosts new guests every week, diving into breaking news and topics ranging from NFTs, to the impact of DeFi on Wall Street, to Bitcoin's role in the economy and beyond.