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‘I Sold My Altcoins And Bought More Bitcoin': Inside Australian Crypto Convention [Part 3]

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Show Notes

In Part 2 of this special series of Tapping Into Crypto, Pav and Ted are joined at the Australian Crypto Convention in Sydney by Joe Shew (Crypto Consulting Institute), Leigh Travers (Animoca Brands) and Ben Simpson (Collective Shift) to discuss why people are selling altcoins to buy more Bitcoin, MicroStrategy risks, and why sophisticated investors see this correction as opportunity.

You’ll hear:

00:00 - Joe Shew: Why you shouldn't call it a bear or bull market (and the data that actually matters)

04:30 - Why Bitcoin could still drop 30-40%

09:05 - How Bitcoin ETFs are bringing crypto to mainstream Australian investors

13:45 - Why there'll be a 'MicroStrategy in every global market' according to strategy's former CEO

17:00 - The psychology of ETF investors vs exchange traders: Who's buying and holding?

20:15 - US Nasdaq listing plans & why GameFi needs its next catalyst

24:00 - Ben Simpson spoke to 1000 people: 'Remember why we're here - it's about Bitcoin'

28:15 - Why Collective Shift's CEO dumped his $SUI

… and much more!

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For more information on the Australian Crypto Convention, head to their website.

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