Back in September 2021, we met with Nic Cary of Blockchain.com, which was already well on its way to becoming one of the world’s leading digital asset platforms.

Since then cryptocurrency volatility has been extraordinary, and witness to wild gyrations, the imprisonment Sam Bankman-Fried, SEC action, regulatory handwringing and then this year, BlackRock’s launch of one of several crypto ETFs (approved by the SEC), and the recent April 2024 bitcoin halving event.

In this conversation Nic makes the case for crypto to a sceptical Simon, discussing the importance of blockchain technology, the growth of the crypto markets, scarcity, risk, speculation, institutional versus retail participation, and of course, the merits of gold vs crypto.

Blockchain has now grown to be one of the world’s largest crypto infrastructure providers, enabling both institutions and individuals to buy, sell, utilise, understand and exchange crypto products. Since being co-founded by Nic in 2011, they’ve facilitated about a third of all bitcoin network transactions, processing over $1tn in transaction volume for 37m users.

Also joining this conversation was Will Campion of Campion Capital (who set up the podcast with Simon), making his first appearance on the show!

TOPICS:
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Blockchain.com
03:50 - Understanding Cryptocurrency
07:44 - Trading Assets through Blockchain Technology
09:29 - Validating Blockchain & Data
12:26 - Digitalising Gold
15:53 - Speculation Around Crypto Currency
19:45 - Scarcity vs Value
26:36 - Investor Responses
30:34 - Crypto Wallets & Usability
32:07 - Emerging Trends & Competitive Advantages
33:27 - Potential ‘Bad Actors’ & ESG
39:25 - Leaving a Digital Fingerprint
43:52 - The Fall of FTX
46:39 - Closing Questions
51:01 - Outro

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