115. Bakkt to reality

Simon Taylor is joined by some awesome guests, coming to you straight from Sibos in London! Our brilliant panel of guests include: Todd McDonald, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of R3 Lex Sokolin, Global Fintech Lead @ Consensys Thomas Zeeb, Head Securities & Exchanges @ SIX Group A Together they talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, bitcoin and crypto including: Bakkt Exchange’s Bitcoin Futures See Slow Start on First Day of Trading (01:26) No Chinese yuan in basket underpinning Facebook's Libra (11:59) Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Launches Digital Asset Prototype (25:35) Wells Fargo’s Stablecoin ‘Faster, Cheaper’ Than SWIFT (37:08) The Tweet of the Week comes from @squarecrypto about the bitcoin dream team! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (44:03) 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 Guests: Lex Sokolin, Thomas Zeeb, and Todd McDonald. Links: Bakkt Exchange's Bitcoin Futures See Slow Start on First Day of Trading - CoinDesk No Chinese yuan in basket underpinning Facebook's Libra - Spiegel - Reuters Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Launches Digital Assets Exchange Prototype - CoinDesk Wells Fargo's Stablecoin 'Faster, Cheaper' Than SWIFT, Says Exec - CoinDesk Tweet of the week