About this episode
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
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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
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