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Welcome to The Scoop, The Block's flagship podcast covering finance and technology industries through unmatched interviews with top thought leaders, cultural icons and industry veterans. The Block’s Frank Chaparro hosts new guests every week, diving into breaking news and topics ranging from NFTs, to the impact of DeFi on Wall Street, to Bitcoin's role in the economy and beyond.
Memes and 'madness' are taking mindshare from a real industry - Jeff Dorman
The Scoop
47 minutes
8 months ago
Memes and 'madness' are taking mindshare from a real industry - Jeff Dorman
The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Arca CIO Jeff Dorman.
In this episode, Chaparro and Dorman discussed the disconnect between market sentiment and the developments in the crypto space. Dorman goes over the actual use cases of the crypto ecosystem and how they are being drowned out by memecoins and scandals, highlighting that big outside players are beginning to get on board.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:11 Sponsor break
02:04 Memes taking the spotlight
06:40 Crypto’s adolescent stage
11:29 Common misconceptions about crypto
18:50 Assessing value in the crypto space
23:00 Are we still early?
29:37 The future of crypto
34:50 Where are the liquid funds?
41:30 Tradfi will eventually come
45:04 Conclusion
GUEST LINKS
Jeff Dorman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-dorman-cfa-61063129
Jeff Dorman on X - https://x.com/jdorman81
Arca - https://x.com/arca
Arca on X - https://www.ar.ca/
The Scoop
Welcome to The Scoop, The Block's flagship podcast covering finance and technology industries through unmatched interviews with top thought leaders, cultural icons and industry veterans. The Block’s Frank Chaparro hosts new guests every week, diving into breaking news and topics ranging from NFTs, to the impact of DeFi on Wall Street, to Bitcoin's role in the economy and beyond.
