This week, host Takatoshi Shibayama is joined by Nikhil Joshi, chief operating officer, Emurgo, and Lisa JY Tan, founder and founding economist, Economics Design, to discuss the latest news and developments in the crypto industry.
The panel addresses the current market panic, questioning Bitcoin’s role as a hedge amidst Fed influence and stock-crypto divergence, the current state of Ethereum, the acquisition of Hidden Road, and the next generation of fintech. The discussion on Ethereum covers its market performance in early April 2025, trading with volatility around the $1600-$1800 range and below major EMAs, indicating continued bearish pressure according to some analyses. A key point is the upcoming Pectra upgrade scheduled for May 7th, 2025, which aims to enhance staking by increasing limits to 2,048 ETH and improve user experience through account abstraction, enabling features like batched transactions and…
