122. ETH 2.0, Bitcoin the asset & blockchain for banking

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 3 p.m.

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Simon Taylor is back in London this week with some amazing returning guests:

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  • Richard Crook - Director of Lab577
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  • Vinay Gupta - CEO of Mattereum
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Together they talk about the latest in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto news including:

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  • Ethereum\'s Istanbul hard fork release date is confirmed by core developer (01:46)
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  • Bakkt\'s monthly bitcoin futures hit all-time-high of $15M (08:09)
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  • The UN accuses North Korea of laundering money through a blockchain firm (15:48)
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  • FBI Director says crypto is a \\u2018significant issue\\u2019 for law enforcement (22:00)
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  • Ray Dalio writes about the financial system and why he thinks it\'s broken (34:16)
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The Tweet of the Week comes from @PeterMcCormack about his honest opinions on DAI! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (44:56)

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Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

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If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don\'t forget to subscribe and leave a review!

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Special Guests: Richard Crook and Vinay Gupta.

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