151. News: MetaMask and MoonPay looking set to become household names

Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS

Simon Taylor and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain and Crypto. Tune in now to find out more about:

• MetaMask surpasses 21 Million MAUs as ConsenSys raises $200 million to make Web3 universally easy to use, access, and build on
• Crypto payments service MoonPay raises $555 million from Coatue and Tiger
• Jack Dorsey’s Square is now Block
• Bank of England chief expresses concern over El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment
• Iconic Los Angeles Venue STAPLES Center gets a new name
• NFT or non-fungible token is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year

And much more!

Simon and Cuy are joined by some fantastic guests:

• Curtis Ting, Managing Director EMEA, Kraken
• Amber Baldet, Co-Founder and CEO of Clovyr
• Haseeb Awan, Founder and CEO of Efani, and Co-founder of Bitaccess

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Special Guests: Amber Baldet, Curtis Ting, and Haseeb Awan.

Links:

• MetaMask Surpasses 21 Million MAUs as ConsenSys Raises $200 Million to Make Web3 Universally Easy to Use, Access, and Build On
• Crypto payments service MoonPay raises $555 million from Coatue and Tiger
• Jack Dorsey’s Square is now Block
• Bank of England chief expresses concern over El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment
• Iconic Los Angeles Venue STAPLES Center gets a new name
• NFT or non-fungible token is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year

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