110. Crypto doesn't sit still

Simon Taylor is back this week, and he is joined by returning guest Isabel Woodford, reporter at The Block, to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, bitcoin and crypto. Our stories include: Bakkt confirms September launch date after getting green light from regulators (01:01) Coinbase Custody receiving $200-400M per week in new crypto deposits from institutions (05:45) Barclays ends partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase: sources (07:37) CoinTelegraph: Santander Denies Reports of Blocking Coinbase Deposits in the UK (13:01) E-commerce giant Rakuten publicly launches crypto exchange; currently supports BTC, ETH and BCH (15:15) Crypto Exchange Binance Announces New Stablecoin Initiative (18:39) SEC consent order in ICO case suggests that non-existent SAFT tokens might actually be securities (22:37) New York Supreme Court Denies Bitfinex’s Lack-of-Jurisdiction Claim (28:01) The Tweet of the Week comes from @CSUwildcat about his very honest opinions on blockchains. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (31:51) We also bring you an amazing interview from when producer Petrit spoke to Ivan Gowan, CEO of Currency.com! (36:04) If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsider Special Guest: Isabel Woodford. Links: Bakkt confirms September launch date after getting green light from regulators - The Block Coinbase Custody receiving $200-400M per week in new crypto deposits from institutions, says Armstrong - The Block Barclays ends partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase: sources - Reuters Santander Denies Reports of Blocking Coinbase Deposits in the UK E-commerce giant Rakuten publicly launches crypto exchange; currently supports BTC, ETH and BCH - The Block Crypto Exchange Binance Announces New Stablecoin Initiative - CoinDesk SEC consent order in ICO case suggests that non-existent SAFT tokens might actually be securities - The Block New York Supreme Court Denies Bitfinex's Lack-of-Jurisdiction Claim - CoinDesk Daniel Ƀ on Twitter: "My honest opinion on blockchains: They have only shown enough clear evidence to feasibly solve 3 things: 1) Hard money 2) Decentralized IDs/DPKI 3) Timestamps Almost every other use case is mired in oracle, scale, and/or physics problems that range from hard to near-impossible"