Turns out, Bitcoin isn’t as divisive as you think.
In Texas, both Dems and GOP backed a bill to buy $10M in BTC.
In today's Unchained Daily:
🔒 Secret wallets used to grab DAO funds?
💸 Polychain’s staking hustle nets $80M on TIA
🌍 Kraken’s Krak app makes P2P global and crypto-native
💼 Bakkt joins the bitcoin treasury club with $1B move
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From hating Bitcoin to launching the biggest ETF in history 🤯
@Scaramucci dishes on a wild convo with Larry Fink, and what Circle’s price action says about institutional FOMO 💸
Fintech and crypto are finally converging, and @e_rossiello, who launched the first bitcoin exchange in Africa, has been living that reality for a decade.
She joins Unchained to explain:
🤝 Why dLocal just bought her company
🧱 Why new entrants keep failing to gain traction
💥 The impact of stablecoins
💰 Why liquidity > tech
Timestamps:
🎬0:00 Intro
🌍 3:30 What Africa’s early payments scene looked like and how Elizabeth launched the first Bitcoin exchange there
📲 10:54 How the continent’s payment rails evolved
🔥 16:15 How Western Union dropped its pricing after her company launched
💸 20:42 Why stablecoins became a game-changer for cross-border payments
📊 25:24 What the real volume drivers are
🌐 28:53 How crypto adoption in Africa shifted post-COVID
🤝 37:00 Why AZA decided to acquire two companies
⚠️ 38:46 How the FTX partnership hurt AZA
💼 41:37 How the dLocal deal came together behind the scenes
🔄 45:08 Why crypto and fintech are on a fast path to convergence
🏁 50:58 Which players Elizabeth thinks will win in the new payments race
📵 53:47 Why “mobile money” is still tough competition for crypto
💥 56:48 How USDT has an edge in emerging markets
🇨🇳 58:50 How China’s deep ties to Africa have shaped the game
🚀 1:01:37 What it’s been like to build AZA as a young woman founder in crypto
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In today's Unchained Daily:
📈 Bitcoin, ETH rally on Middle East truce
⚡️ Ethereum aims to double block speed
🧳 DeFi gets institutional with Uniswap + Anchorage
💸 NIGHT airdrop targets BTC, ETH, SOL & more
🔑 Ledger’s NFC recovery card: smarter backup?
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In today's Unchained Daily:
🧊 Bitcoin activity hits a chilling low
💰 Trump-linked firm trims WLFI exposure
🧭 South Korea maps out crypto ETF path
🎯 Kraken lets you stake BTC, get paid in BABY
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