Banks are looking to get started in DeFi - Aya Kantorovich
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- August Co-Founder and CEO Aya Kantorovich commented on the increased involvement of financial institutions in the crypto market, and how banks are looking to get started with DeFi.
Episode 10 of Season 7 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and August Co-Founder and CEO Aya Kantorovich.
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The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by August Co-Founder and CEO Aya Kantorovich.
In this episode, Chaparro and Kantorovich went over the state of crypto capital markets, the resilience of DeFi during market downturns, and how banks are looking to get started in DeFi.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:08 From banking to crypto
02:15 Sponsor break
04:10 Why institutions avoid DeFi
07:13 How institutions impact volatility
12:30 Crypto as the weekend market
18:40 Bitcoin as a reserve asset
21:41 Cambrian explosion of memecoins
28:08 Coinbase earnings
33:22 The resiliency of DeFi
39:29 AI agents
43:40 Conclusion
GUEST LINKS
Aya Kantorovich - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayakantorovich/
Aya Kantorovich on X - https://x.com/aya_kantor
August - https://www.augustdigital.io/
August on X - https://x.com/august_digital
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