Byron Gilliam: What Crypto Can Learn from Wall Street (And Vice Versa)

In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Byron Gilliam, market strategist at BlockWorks and the writer behind one of the most engaging daily newsletters in finance. Byron spent 25 years trading global equities across financial hubs like Frankfurt, London, Paris, and New York before making the jump into crypto.

We talk about what led him to shift from trading to writing, how explaining crypto to traditional finance professionals changed his perspective, and why financial markets keep making the same mistakes.

We also cover:
 🚀 How speculation in crypto compares to past market bubbles
 📉 The biggest risks in decentralized finance that no one talks about
 📊 Why institutions are still hesitant to fully embrace crypto
 🔮 Whether DeFi and TradFi can coexist or if they are fundamentally at odds

Byron’s mix of humor, market wisdom, and sharp analysis makes this one of the most insightful conversations on crypto and traditional finance you’ll hear.

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