About this episode
After years of trial and error, plus extensive legislator work, the first-ever crypto bank was established in Wyoming, headed by Caitlin Long. As impressive as the advancement is, according to Long, it’s really only the first innings for digital asset collaboration with legacy banking. Ultimately, it will be the velocity of technology and private sector innovation that drives crypto adoption around the world creating a new financial system that supersedes our outdated way of doing things. In this episode, Melker and Long discuss a range of topics including: The difference between value and price Long-term capital investment projects Unstable interest rates A deleveraging FED Avanti Bank The velocity of new technology The crypto bank misnomer A Bitcoin lending market Crypto efficient payment systems The blockchain taskforce Central banks buying Bitcoin --- VOYAGER This episode is brought to you by Voyager , your new favorite crypto broker. Trade crypto fast and commission-free the easy way. Earn up to 9.5% interest on top coins with no lockups and no limits. Go to https://www.investvoyager.com/ and download the Voyager app and use code “SCOTT25” to get $25 in free Bitcoin when you create your account. --- Mina Protocol Mina is the world's lightest blockchain, powered by participants. Rather than apply brute computing force, Mina uses advanced cryptography and recursive zk-SNARKs to ensure a super-light and constant sized chain, that allows participants to quickly sync and verify the network. The team behind Mina is backed by VCs such as Coinbase Ventures, and Mina's adversarial testnet was the largest public testnet outside of ETH 2.0. To get involved ahead of Mina’s mainnet, visit https://minaprotocol.com/wolf --- Matcha 0x Matcha is the easiest way to trade in DeFi. Matcha enables traders to seamlessly swap tokens using 20+ aggregated liquidity sources that deliver better prices than going to a centralized exchange or Uniswap. Connect your wallet and start today at https://matcha.xyz/wolf --- Join the Wolf Den newsletter: ►► https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen/members --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks . For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co