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/