Mike Novogratz on the 5 Reasons the Crypto Markets Plummeted

Mike Novogratz, founder, CEO, and chairman of Galaxy Digital, digs into the drivers behind this week’s market selloff. Show highlights:

• the five factors Mike believes led to this week’s dip 
• what Mike thinks about the environmental concerns surrounding Bitcoin
• how Ethereum will perform in 2021
• whether centralized blockchains will survive regulatory scrutiny
• why Galaxy Digital made its $1 billion acquisition of BitGo
• what sort of projects Galaxy Digital is mulling in the DeFi space
• when Mike thinks a bitcoin ETF could be approved
• Mike’s 2021 bitcoin price prediction

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Episode Links

Mike Novogratz: https://twitter.com/novogratz 

Galaxy Digital: https://www.galaxydigital.io 

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