Unconfirmed: How Elon Musk Pushed DOGE Up and BTC Down, With Arca's Jeff Dorman - Ep.237

Published: May 14, 2021, 7:30 a.m.

Jeff Dorman, the chief investment officer at Arca, comes on the show to give a macro perspective on the crypto environment. In this episode, he discusses:\n how economic data and real-world events have affected digital assets\n how Jeff classifies the different types of assets within crypto\n what market forces have pushed ETH to new all-time highs above $4k\n whether EIP 1559 will have the same effect on ether price as the Bitcoin halving has on BTC price\n what is happening with Dogecoin and other meme-coins\n why the market\u2019s reaction to Tesla\u2019s halt of BTC vehicle purchases was healthy\n whether environmental concerns surrounding Bitcoin will have long-term consequences on crypto as an asset class\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2021\xa0\n \xa0\n Tezos: https://tezos.com/discover?utm_source=laura-shin&utm_medium=podcast-sponsorship-unconfirmed&utm_campaign=tezos-campaign&utm_content=hero\xa0\n \xa0\n NEAR: https://near.org\xa0\n \xa0\n Episode Links\n \xa0\n Jeff Dorman\n Twitter\n \xa0https://twitter.com/jdorman81\n\n \n Arca\n https://www.ar.ca/\n \n Blog post titled \u201cHow Economic Data Affects Digital Assets\u201d\n \nhttps://www.ar.ca/blog/crypto-market-recap-05-10-21\xa0\n \n Blog post titled \u201cThe Four Types of Digital Assets\u201d\n \nhttps://www.ar.ca/blog/crypto-market-recap-06-29-20\xa0\n \n \xa0\n Miscellaneous Links\n Dogecoin SNL clip\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5RCfQyTDFI\n \n SHIB token + dog meme-coins\n https://decrypt.co/70587/shiba-inu-shib-what-why-price-dogecoin\n \n https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/104676/vitalik-buterin-donates-more-than-60m-to-charity-after-selling-meme-tokens-including-shiba-inu\xa0\n \n https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1392533724814876680/photo/1\xa0\n \n Nic Carter on Bitcoin mining\n https://www.coindesk.com/the-last-word-on-bitcoins-energy-consumption\n \n Tesla\u2019s announcement on halting BTC vehicle purchases\n https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1392602041025843203\n \n \xa0\n Link to the Crypto News Recap:\n https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-an-elon-tweet-sent-bitcoin-below-50k/\n \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices