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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 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.
Banks are looking to get started in DeFi - Aya Kantorovich
The Scoop
44 minutes
9 months ago
Banks are looking to get started in DeFi - Aya Kantorovich
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
The Scoop
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 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.
