Mike Novogratz: Galaxy Digital – Bridging Crypto and Institutional Worlds
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English - August 31, 2021 19:06 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 143 ratingsInvesting Business Education decentralized web open source crypto ethereum investing sto distributed technologies cryptoeconomics bitcoin blockchain Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Mike Novogratz is the CEO of Galaxy Digital, an investment bank targeting institutional investors, which he also founded. He was formerly a Partner and President of Fortress Investment Group LLC and prior to that Partner at Goldman Sachs. Considered quite the risk taker, he has made and lost many fortunes over the years.
We chatted to Mike about the cross over between finance and blockchain, regulatory affairs, and of course, wrestling.
Topics covered in this episode:
Mike's background in wrestling and transition into financeHow he got into the crypto spaceHow Mike and Galaxy Digital are providing a link between crypto and traditional financeThe long term impact of crypto on the worldThe vision for Galaxy DigitalMike's views on the market cyclesEpisode links:
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