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Stoking the Flames through a Crypto Winter
Glen speaks with Lamont Black- a DePaul University banking professor and a go-to resource for credit unions- about Bitcoin’s recent bumps in the pricing road and why he remains optimistic about the future of digital assets. Also, a first look at the Senate’s proposed cryptocurrency bill.
Links related to this episode:
- Lamont Black’s website: https://lamontblack.com/
- A summary of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act proposed by Senators Lummis and Gillibrand: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/senators-unveil-crypto-regulation-proposal-112104967.html
- The NCUA’s May 26 letter clarifying use of distributed ledger technology: https://www.ncua.gov/regulation-supervision/letters-credit-unions-other-guidance/federally-insured-credit-union-use-distributed-ledger-technologies
- Our interview with UNIFY Credit Union CEO Gordon Howe on its crypto rollout: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast/ArticleID/819/Credit-Unions-and-Crypto-Direct-from-the-Source
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