EP 8: Krakpots (featuring Thom Thompson, editor at JLN)

Episode 8 January 30, 2020 00:21:40
EP 8: Krakpots (featuring Thom Thompson, editor at JLN)
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EP 8: Krakpots (featuring Thom Thompson, editor at JLN)

Jan 30 2020 | 00:21:40

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Show Notes

Matt and Thom take to the JLN studio once again to discuss 2020's biggest stories in crypto (so far).

Topics:

00:35 Bitcoin options are not, in fact, hot right now
02:58 Kraken CEO says cost of regulatory requests rising for the exchange
08:28 Japan puts limits on leverage for regulated cryptocurrency exchanges
09:05 Bitmain's "questionable" need for layoffs
11:48 Bitwise Bitcoin ETF takes a knee
15:02 Libra creates a new committee
17:35 "Crypto Dad" gets two new gigs

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