Summary
The institutional push into crypto is starting in small waves. And Fidelity, the financial services company with more than $7 trillion in total customer assets, is leading the charge. The vast majority of institutional investors have yet to dip their toes into the crypto market, but Adam Sharp is optimistic we’ll see a reversal in fortunes this year… and investors won’t want to miss out.
Facebook has been working on a super-secret crypto project. So secret that other Facebook employees aren’t allowed access to the offices of those working on the project. Andy Gordon says we don’t have many details, but we do know people have been wondering whether this could threaten bitcoin. Adam isn’t worried, but Andy thinks it could have a big impact on mainstream adoption.
Jack Dorsey continues to demonstrate his unflagging faith in bitcoin. And Andy thinks there are grounds to share his optimism.
Finally, if you need to know how to get away, Jameson Lopp might be of some help. The veteran bitcoin developer had to “disappear” both physically and digitally after someone fraudulently called a SWAT team to his house. His case is an interesting reflection on privacy – or, as Adam says, our right to be ignored.
Adam says Lopp had to go to extreme lengths to hide his identity. But Andy thinks the steps he took to disappear were actually quite reasonable – except for the beard trim…
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- Institutional money slowly moving into crypto (0:35)
- Facebook embraces crypto (6:43)
- Jack Dorsey betting big on bitcoin (14:11)
- Jameson Lopp’s guide to disappearing (18:18)
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