Episode 7 of The Crypto Beat

Featuring: Tim Copeland (Editor-In-Chief, The Block) and Mark Karpeles (Former Mt. Gox CEO)

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Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles joined Tim Copeland to discuss his return to the crypto space with the launch of a new exchange: EllipX.

Outline

• 00:00 Introduction
• 04:37 Another exchange?
• 06:20 Trust issues
• 12:44 Why Europe?
• 15:15 Security features
• 17:55 FTX collapse opens the market
• 25:09 Post-FTX collapse
• 31:54 Ungox
• 36:47 Mt Gox repayments
• 40:38 Closing thoughts

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