Blockstream Talk

Bitfinex Hack & Tether Use Cases in Emerging Markets with Paolo Ardoino - Blockstream Talk #10

0:00 Introduction01:07 Who is Paulo Ardoino?02:14  Path to finding Bitcoin and working at Bitfinex13:24 Reasons Bitfinex does not face downtime during high volatility15:17 Bitfinex being the most battle tested exchange16...

2022-03-23

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01:07 Who is Paulo Ardoino?

02:14  Path to finding Bitcoin and working at Bitfinex

13:24 Reasons Bitfinex does not face downtime during high volatility

15:17 Bitfinex being the most battle tested exchange

16:17 What is the Liquid Network value proposition compared to altcoins?

22:03 The origin story of Tether and its success

23:53 Difficulties of running an exchange

25:07 Will Bitcoin become less volatile thus destroying altcoins and stablecoins?

31:10 Why would first world countries not care for Tether and other stablecoins?

35:23 Bitfinex response to their 2016 hack

42:41 Opportunities for Bitfinex Securities

48:39 Why are there so few security token exchanges?

50:38 Other types of assets that are important to Bitfinex

54:57 Updates on the El Salvador Bitcoin Bond

58:31 When will the El Salvador Bitcoin Bond be available?

59:54 Most exciting Bitcoin developments for 2022


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