Zac Prince (BlockFi) on the Series D raise and a market update (EP.191)

Zac Prince, CEO and Cofounder of BlockFi joins the show once again to discuss BlockFi's newly announced Series D financing and to discuss market dynamics. In this episode:  Announcing the Series D round of financing Growth of revenues and clients on the platform How BlockFi classifies itself in the taxonomy of banking, fintech, and brokerage Market worries around the GBTC discount Why did GBTC flip to being discounted? What the GBTC discount means for BlockFi How do the current GBTC dynamics affect Bitcoin interest rates, if at all? One unexpected way the GBTC discount could disappear The prospects for "busting the trust" How Zac thinks about public messaging and the Twitter environment What fraction of the bitcoin interest rate the GBTC trade represents What's next for BlockFi Prior BlockFi OTB episodes:  Rene Van Kesteren on how BlockFi manages Risk  Zac Prince on growing BlockFi through a pandemic