Dave Ripley is the CEO @ Kraken, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, valued in 2022 at a whopping $10.8BN. Prior to Kraken, Dave was the Co-Founder of Glidera, a market-leading Blockchain technology company that Kraken acquired in 2016. In Today's Episode with Dave Ripley: 1. From Boston Consulting Group to CEO of Kraken: • How did Dave first make his way into the world of crypto? • What are the single hardest elements of a CEO transition? • What does Dave know now that he wishes he had known about CEOship? 2. What is the Usage for Crypto: • Other than as a store of value, what application usage does crypto serve? • Global payments are fine as is and are improving, why do they need crypto? • Global remittance is served by Remote and Deel, why do they need crypto? • No applications have been provided well, what really is the use case that makes sense? 3. Should Gensler Be Let Go and The SEC is Wrong: • Why is the approach of the SEC completely flawed? • Should Gensler be fired for his ineffectiveness? • What is the right policy stance and approach to take from here?

Release date

Lydbog: 26. januar 2024