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.
Contact Info
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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