BCB117_MAURICIO DI BARTOLOMEO: BlackRock ETF & The Next Phase of Bitcoin

Mauricio Di Bartolomeo (co-founder & CSO of Ledn) stops by for another round of BCB to explore the implications (pros & cons) of a potential BlackRock Bitcoin ETF and numerous other topics pertaining to the next phase of institutional Bitcoin adoption.

WE COVER:

• The pros & cons of a potential BlackRock Bitcoin ETF/Trust
• Bitcoin regulatory landscape in the US & outside the US
• Jerome Powell & Bitcoin
• What place does banking have in Bitcoin?
• How SHOULD borrowing and lending be done in and around Bitcoin?
• How to survive as a Bitcoin financial services company

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ITEMS MENTIONED:

• Ledn
• Mauricio’s (Ledn) Blog 
• Jesse Myers (Croesus) piece of BlackRock filing 

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