
Ep 63 | The Evolution of Digital Finance and Bitcoin Futures ETFs with Michael Sonnenshein of Grayscale Investments
The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire | Leaders in Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi & Financial Inclusion · 2022-06-24 · 34 min
Episode notes
As Grayscale and other financial institutions continue to help integrate cryptocurrency trusts and Bitcoin futures ETFs into the existing financial system, traditional investors have more opportunities than ever to account for the future potential of digital commodities in their portfolios. Throughout the 20th century, builders, policymakers, and financial professionals worked together to leverage physical commodities to build a world the likes of which humanity had never seen; now they’ll need to come together to do the same with digital commodities for the 21st century and beyond … In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments. They cover: [00:02:19] The past, present, and future of Grayscale [00:05:00] Bitcoin Futures ETFs [00:07:30] How digital commodities are disrupting the digital landscape [00:13:30] The global macro thesis for Bitcoin [00:16:30] The democratization of money [00:18:00] The interplay between digital commodities, currency, and the dollar [00:22:40] How do platform wars drive innovation?