Frank Chaparro, director of news at The Block, gives his predictions for what will happen in crypto in 2021. In this episode, we discuss:

the big stories in crypto in 2020

how the market has changed in 2020

how the market differs from the 2017-2018 bubble

what big traditional financial services firms and investment banks will do in crypto in 2021

how crypto exchanges will experiment with their fee structures

how regulatory actions, such as the lawsuit against Ripple, will affect exchanges

what might happen to privacy coins as regulators become more active

what he expects to see from the upcoming Coinbase IPO and how that will affect the broader market

 

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Episode links:

Frank Chaparro: https://twitter.com/fintechfrank

The Block: https://www.theblockcrypto.com

 

The Block's 2020 year in review: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/promotions/2020-in-review/

 

Predictions from The Block's analysts: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/89788/2021-predictions-from-the-blocks-analysts

 

Unchained interview with Raoul Pal and Michael Novogratz: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-bitcoin-now-mike-novogratz-and-raoul-pal-on-the-single-greatest-brand-of-the-last-10-years/

 

Bittrex delisting privacy coins: https://twitter.com/BittrexExchange/status/1345056010981892096?s=20

 

Link to the Crypto News Recap:

https://unchainedpodcast.com/1t-40k-1200/