Wavelength Podcast Episode 131: More Bitcoin ETFs & More State Street-Charles River
There’s still a lot more to talk about when it comes to the order management system and bitcoin exchange-traded fund spaces.
Need to know
For more coverage on State Street’s acquisition of Charles River:
- WatersTechnology speaks with over a dozen industry experts to dig into what this means for Charles River, State Street, and the buy side at large.
- Our editors discuss reporting this story and go deeper on what they’ve heard on the Waters Wavelength Podcast. (This story)
- Editor-in-Chief Victor Anderson gives his take on what happens next.
Last week, Anthony and James discussed the announcement that State Street was buying Charles River Development. Well, a week later, and after speaking with over a dozen industry sources, they are back to dig deeper into this significant acquisition (2:15). But first, they look at some recent developments in the bitcoin ETF space, which is a topic they broached two weeks ago. This time, though, they dig into a story written by Josephine Gallagher that quotes executives from Goldman Sachs and Vanguard to get the institutional side of the industry’s thoughts (16:00).
To hear the full interview, listen in the player above, or you can download it.
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As is the case with everything we do, we'd love to get some feedback from our listeners. Feel free to reach out to Anthony or James via Twitter or email.
Anthony: @a_malakian; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com
James: @JimRundle; james.rundle@infopro-digital.com
Past 10 episodes:
Episode 121: An Examination of CQRS; Coinbase’s Institutional Play
Episode 122: An Interview with Cboe's Chris Isaacson; GDPR Has Arrived
Episode 123: An Examination of the SGX-NSE Row; Esma Targets Reporting Platforms
Episode 124: Exchange Outages and Blockchain Developments
Episode 125:Bitcoin, Ether Aren't Securities (Maybe); Privacy Issues and the Law
Episode 126: Brexit Fallout; the SGX-NSE Battle Continues; Cellphone Location Data
Episode 127: Digital Reasoning’s New AI Product; A Look at the July Issue of Waters
Episode 128: Agile Challenges; CAT Plan Questions
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