Crypto vibes at the Exchange ETF event: Then and now
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While Casey was in DC, I traveled to Las Vegas for the Exchange ETF conference. I didn’t gamble, but rather spent time reflecting (through a crypto lens) on all that’s changed since I last attended the event three years ago.
Then…
In 2022, tech entrepreneur Pippa Malmgren kicked off the conference by labeling Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs as a “revolution in finance.”
Michael Saylor called a speech by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen bullish for digital assets. Fidelity revealed the launch dates for its crypto industry and metaverse ETFs. Meanwhile, then-Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein said his firm wouldn’t rule out