Institutions want more crypto asset diversity, says Talos CEO

Companies • July 12, 2024, 5:00AM EDT
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  • Talos co-founder and CEO Anton Katz says many large institutions are making crypto plans, but a lack of asset diversity is keeping others sidelined.

Episode 44 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Talos Co-Founder & CEO A

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Anton Katz is the co-founder and CEO of Talos — a one-stop shop for institutional digital asset trading.

In this episode, Katz shares how large buy-side institutions such as hedge funds and asset managers are entering the crypto market, and why a lack of asset diversity is keeping others sidelined.

OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:40 Institutional Trading
11:19 Institutional Adoption
17:02 Market Opportunities

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