I'm super excited to see a lot more consumer-facing applications powered by blockchain technology

and specifically with the Bitcoin network.

Think about the bandmoor and the PayPal of the world secured by Bitcoin.

These are the things that we haven't seen before, which represents a significant opportunity

for entrepreneurs to get used to Bitcoin script, get used to the Bitcoin environment and trying to double down on it.

It's Monday, April 22nd, 2024, and this is Markets Daily, a show where we get into the minds of some of the smartest

and most experienced investors, traders, endless CEOs, people who are making big moves in the space

who have smart and hot takes. I'm Jen Sanasi. Before we get into our discussion today,

let's take a look at what's going on in the markets this morning.

The Bitcoin halving happened on Friday, and we saw some last-minute volatility surrounding events.

This is usually a very bullish event, but something feels a little bit different today.

We're going to talk to our next guest about that in just a few seconds. But if we take a look at the numbers this morning, we are back in the green. For more on the market's action, let's bring in 21 shares, VP and head of strategy and business development for digital assets. Eliezerie, welcome to the show. Thank you for having having, then. All right, let's talk about the having.

It's what everyone was waiting for.

It took place on Friday.

We've had a few days to cool down and reflect on what happened.

Talk to me about what you're watching.

No, for sure. This is a watershed moment for the entire sector industry.

For the first time in history, the inflation rate for Bitcoin dropped below 1%.

Now at 0.85%.

And most importantly, Bitcoin reached an all-time high before the halving.

Over the past 12 to 13 years, we've never had an all-time high ahead of the halving.

And this happened many days, many weeks before the halving happened on the 20th of April.

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