This is our latest Money Talks segment, where we get into the onslaught of crypto’s mainstream moments in the past two weeks featuring Elon Musk’s antics and Charlie Munger’s view on bitcoin, we dig into BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) for the first time with a look at Klarna, we pick though Tiger Global’s supersize appetite for deals previously just the purview of VC, and we hear from Rory Galvin from Navirum on the Finsight Series.

MoneyNeverSleeps is sponsored by PAT Fintech, the training partner that demystifies fintech and digital finance for financial services professionals.

MAIN STORIES WE COVERED:

Crypto’s mainstream moments from the last two weeks:

Dogecoin is Getting People Worried (Noelle Acheson, Crypto Long & Short, 10-May-21)

Charlie Munger Moans about Bitcoin - juxtaposed vs Noelle Acheson’s more realistic view below.

Bitcoin’s Potential as a Collateral Class (Noelle Acheson, Crypto Long & Short, 4-May-21)

No Mercy No Malice: The Martian (Scott Galloway, 7-May-21)

Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital buys crypto start-up BitGo in industry's first billion-dollar deal (Markets Insider, 5-May-21)

BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) on fire with Klarna

Klarna storms ahead of rivals across Europe and US, counting 16m+ new users in 2020 (Sifted, 4-May-21)

The Checkout as a Territory (Mario Gabriele, 22-Nov-20)

Tiger Eats VC

Tiger Global Management Is Eating the VC World (Morning Brew, 4-May-21)

Is Early-Stage Venture Becoming a Growth Investor’s Game? (Crunchbase, 28-Apr-21)

LINKS:

The Finsight Series: Going Digital - Banking and Wealth Management (event link referred to by Rory Galvin)

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