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Blockchain technology is about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity, from health care to our Internet of Things devices. In this podcast, host Laura Shin talks with industry pioneers across tech, financial services, health care, government and other sectors about how the blockchain and cryptocurrency will open up new opportunities for incumbents, startups and everyday people to interact more efficiently, directly and globally.

May 21, 2021

Mike Novogratz, founder, CEO, and chairman of Galaxy Digital, digs into the drivers behind this week’s market selloff. Show highlights:

  • the five factors Mike believes led to this week’s dip 
  • what Mike thinks about the environmental concerns surrounding Bitcoin
  • how Ethereum will perform in 2021
  • whether centralized blockchains will survive regulatory scrutiny
  • why Galaxy Digital made its $1 billion acquisition of BitGo
  • what sort of projects Galaxy Digital is mulling in the DeFi space
  • when Mike thinks a bitcoin ETF could be approved
  • Mike’s 2021 bitcoin price prediction

 

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Episode Links

 

Mike Novogratz: https://twitter.com/novogratz 

 

Galaxy Digital: https://www.galaxydigital.io 

 

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