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, touched on the resilience of DeFi during market downturns, and the potential of AI agents in optimizing crypto yields and trading.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:08 From banking to crypto
02:15 Sponsor break
04:10 Why institutions avoid DeFi
07:13 How institutions impact volatility
12:30 Crypto as the weekend market
18:40 Bitcoin as a reserve asset
21:41 Cambrian explosion of memecoins
28:08 Coinbase earnings
33:22 The resiliency of DeFi
39:29 AI agents
43:40 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