This is Matt Reustle and I'm back with Eric for our second quarterly recap. As you can imagine, the tone is slightly different to our first one of these, just three months ago. There’s a lot to digest but we tried our best. Jump in and enjoy.
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Show Notes
[00:02:17] - [First question] - Whether the performance of crypto in the second quarter has changed Eric’s perceptions of the space
[00:08:25] - The fall of Luna and what made it vulnerable
[00:17:18] - Arguments for stablecoins
[00:19:08] - The contagion post-Luna and its impact on Celsius
[00:24:35] - The bankruptcy in Voyager and why we haven’t seen similar actions by others
[00:30:00] - Does the crypto asset class need saving
[00:34:11] - The collapse of Three Arrows Capital
[00:39:40] - Removing the leverage in the system; Ken Stanley ILTB podcast episode
[00:45:20] - The continued push into crypto from established financial institutions
[00:48:07] - Where is the regulatory front moving on crypto
[00:54:25] - Any regulatory events to keep an eye out for
[01:00:56] - Takeaways from NFT NYC and ApeFest