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Podcast: Galaxy Brains
Episode: The Great Convergence of Crypto & TradFi w/ Alex Thorn
Description: Alex Thorn delivers a deep monologue about the state of institutional adoption of cryptos and blockchains. He discusses the tension between the banks’ and brokerages’ efforts to add crypto connectivity while their trade groups (BPI, ABA, ICBA) simultaneously oppose crypto institutional adoption and regulatory and legislative actions on multiple fronts. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about oil and commodity markets, equities, and (crucially) what the market reaction to UAP disclosure by the U.S. government may be.
Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in b...