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May 2024
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What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 8 | The ...

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In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Bivu Das, UK Managing Director at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, to discuss how the crypto landscape has evolved in the UK in the two years since the government laid out its vision for the country to become a global crypto asset technology hub. Bivu and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hind ... Show More
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