The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by August Co-Founder and CEO Aya Kantorovich.

In this episode, Chaparro and Kantorovich went over the state of crypto capital markets, the resilience of DeFi during market downturns, and how banks are looking to get started in DeFi.

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction 

01:08 From banking to crypto 

02:30 Why institutions avoid DeFi 

05:33 How institutions impact volatility 

10:50 Crypto as the weekend market 

17:00 Bitcoin as a reserve asset 

20:01 Cambrian explosion of memecoins 

26:28 Coinbase earnings 

31:42 The resiliency of deFi 

37:49 AI Agents 

42:00 Conclusion

GUEST LINKS

Aya Kantorovich - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayakantorovich/

Aya Kantorovich on X - https://x.com/aya_kantor

August - https://www.augustdigital.io/

August on X - https://x.com/august_digital