$1.2bn spent on crypto in a week and the market didn’t blink

Moneyweb Crypto by Moneyweb Radio

May 7, 202621:29News & Politics

Institutions ploughed $1.2bn into bitcoin in a week and markets didn't blink. Cape Crypto CEO Leon Kowalski explains what's really driving crypto and shares his fiery take on government's proposed exchange control change...

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