The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire | Leaders in Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi & Financial Inclusion
Ep 63 | The Evolution of Digital Finance and Bitcoin Futures ETFs with Michael Sonnenshein of Grayscale Investments
June 24, 2022
As Grayscale and other financial institutions continue to help integrate cryptocurrency trusts and Bitcoin futures ETFs into the existing financial system, traditional investors have more opportunities than ever to account for the future potential of digital commodities in their portfolios. Throughout the 20th century, builders, policymakers, and financial professionals worked together to leverage physical commodities to build a world the likes of which humanity had never seen; now they’ll need to come together to do the same with digital commodities for the 21st century and beyond…
As Grayscale and other financial institutions continue to help integrate cryptocurrency trusts and Bitcoin futures ETFs into the existing financial system, traditional investors have more opportunities than ever to account for the future potential of digital commodities in their portfolios.

Throughout the 20th century, builders, policymakers, and financial professionals worked together to leverage physical commodities to build a world the likes of which humanity had never seen; now they’ll need to come together to do the same with digital commodities for the 21st century and beyond
In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments.

They cover:

👉 [00:02:19] The past, present, and future of Grayscale
👉 [00:05:00] Bitcoin Futures ETFs
👉 [00:07:30] How digital commodities are disrupting the digital landscape
👉 [00:13:30] The global macro thesis for Bitcoin
👉 [00:16:30] The democratization of money
👉 [00:18:00] The interplay between digital commodities, currency, and the dollar
👉 [00:22:40] How do platform wars drive innovation?
👉 [00:27:30] Speculative value and utility value of digital finance
👉 [00:30:00] Achieving regulation as a responsibility beyond enforcement
👉 [00:34:29] The future of crypto in the US

If you’re interested in the democratization of money and crypto regulation in the US, tune in to this episode of The Money Movement.  

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👉 Website: https://grayscale.com

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The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient, and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money.

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