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Opinion

Is Crypto Converging With Public Markets?

Between bitcoin treasury holdings growing and crypto-focused SPACs, private crypto markets and public equities markets are closer than ever.

By Nathaniel Whittemore
AccessTimeIconOct 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:10 a.m. UTC
AccessTimeIconOct 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:10 a.m. UTC
Businessman with binoculars looking to the future of Bitcoin and crypto markets converging with public equities markets.

AccessTimeIconOct 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:10 a.m. UTC

Between bitcoin treasury holdings growing and crypto-focused SPACs, private crypto markets and public equities markets are closer than ever.

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This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.

Today on the Brief:

  • Initial jobless claims rise to highest level since August
  • BTC as a DeFi reserve asset
  • Twitter reactions as Filecoin goes live

Our main discussion focuses on the convergence of the crypto and public markets. NLW looks at:

  • Narratives of bitcoin’s correlations to stocks
  • Growing overlap of retail and institutional traders
  • SPACs and public crypto companies 
  • Bitcoin treasuries 
  • Geopolitical intrigue around ANT Financial

See also: A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset

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