Ethan caught up with Bitpanda’s Deputy CEO, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad, on the state of retail cryptoassets investment in Europe, their recently acquired Crypto Custody and Proprietary Trading license in Germany, the potential of the EU’s upcoming MiCA regulatory framework, building a European FinTech startup from Vienna, and other good things.

Bitpanda, the European retail investors’ platform for 250 cryptoassets as well as stocks, ETFs, precious metals, and commodities 1:28 Building a FinTech startup from Vienna, Austria 4:40 FTX and the need for proper regulation and consumer protection 6:13 Trust and security matter and so does the jurisdiction where your assets are held 9:45 Centralized vs Decentralized exchanges 12:52 Bitpanda gets Crypto Custody and Proprietary Trading license in Germany 16:54 Europe’s upcoming MiCA regulation will bring clarity on how to deal with cryptoassets and crypto-companies 20:34 Web3 as a new asset class: tokenized ownership through NFTs and functionality through smart contract interactions 24:02

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