Banks are looking to get started in DeFi - Aya Kantorovich

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 02:30 Why institutions avoid DeFi 05:33 How institutions impact volatility 10:50 Crypto as the weekend market 17:00 Bitcoin as a reserve asset 20:01 Cambrian explosion of memecoins 26:28 Coinbase earnings 31:42 The resiliency of deFi 37:49 AI Agents 42:00 Conclusion GUEST LINKS Aya Kantorovich - Aya Kantorovich on X - August - August on X -

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Banks are looking to get started in DeFi - Aya Kantorovich is an episode from The Scoop by The Block.

This episode is 43:36 long.

This episode was published on Feb 21, 2025.

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