Inside the institutional ETH staking world with Alluvial CEO Mara Schmiedt

Mara Schmiedt, CEO, Alluvial

Episode 30 of The Crypto Beat was recorded with The Block's Head of Growth Tim Copeland and Alluvial CEO Mara Schmiedt.

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In this episode of The Crypto Beat, Copeland and Schmiedt discuss Alluvial's role in shaping institutional Ethereum staking. Schmiedt also talks about a new partnership between Liquid Collective and Galaxy, and shares insights on market trends, compliance, and the future of crypto regulations.

Outline

– Introduction
– Alluvial's Mission
– Compliance and KYC
– ETH Withdrawals
– Partnership with Galaxy
– Institutional Staking Demand
– Adding ETH to balance sheets
– Convergence of Crypto and TradFi
– Institutional Adoption and Compliance
– SEC Staking Guidance
– Growth of Liquid Staking Tokens
– US Staking Lawsuits
– ETFs and Staking
– Future of Staking
– Conclusion

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Guest links:
Mara Schmiedt - ⁠https://x.com/MaraSchmiedt⁠
Alluvial - ⁠⁠https://x.com/alluvialfinance⁠

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