MoonPay Bets Big on Institutions With $100M Sodot Deal | Markets Outlook
MoonPay's newest acquisition and the launch of MoonPay Institutional. Just announced, MoonPay is acquiring Sodot and launching MoonPay Institutional, a new division bringing professional-grade crypto infrastructure to banks, asset managers, and trading firms. MoonPay's Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Caroline Pham, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook to explain the thesis behind the deal and why end-to-end blockchain infrastructure is now table stakes for institutions. - Timecodes: 00:00 - What's Behind the Sodot Acquisition and What to Expect From MoonPay Institutional 04:54 - The $100M Bet on Institutional Crypto 07:09 - Do Crypto Companies Need an Institutional Play to Survive? 09:11 - Is Regulation the Real Driver of Institutional Adoption? 10:20 - Market Structure Legislation Timeline 11:04 - Is There Really Tension Between Banks and the Crypto Industry? 12:34 - How MoonPay Competes - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.
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