The Crypto Beat

The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Bitstamp CEO Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux to discuss Robinhood's move to acquire Bitstamp, the recent market surge and the current crypto regulatory landscape.

OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Robinhood acquisition
04:15 Robinhood embraces crypto
06:15 European crypto regulations
10:15 Euro vs Dollar stablecoins
13:41 Institutional expansion
15:46 Mt. Gox distributions
17:13 ETFs
21:24 Microstrategy
23:09 US election’s impact
27:23 Strategic Bitcoin reserve
28:33 Closing thoughts

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Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux and Bitstamp can be found at the following links:
Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux on X - https://x.com/jb_bitstamp
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jb0001/
Bitstamp on X - https://x.com/bitstamp
Bitstamp Website - https://www.bitstamp.net/
 
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Show Notes

The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Bitstamp CEO Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux to discuss Robinhood's move to acquire Bitstamp, the recent market surge and the current crypto regulatory landscape.


OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

00:44 Robinhood acquisition

04:15 Robinhood embraces crypto

06:15 European crypto regulations

10:15 Euro vs Dollar stablecoins

13:41 Institutional expansion

15:46 Mt. Gox distributions

17:13 ETFs

21:24 Microstrategy

23:09 US election’s impact

27:23 Strategic Bitcoin reserve

28:33 Closing thoughts


The Block Community

The Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunity


The Block Newsletters

The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters


Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux and Bitstamp can be found at the following links:

Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux on X - https://x.com/jb_bitstamp

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jb0001/

Bitstamp on X - https://x.com/bitstamp

Bitstamp Website - https://www.bitstamp.net/

 

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What is The Crypto Beat?

The Crypto Beat is a live streaming podcast focused on topical crypto news events. The podcast will feature multiple guests who are deep in the crypto industry sharing their views on the topic of the day. It will be available across X, Twitch and YouTube and made available afterwards on popular audio platforms.