Episode 29 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded at Paris Blockchain Week with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Nasdaq VP, Global Head of Strategy Matt Savarese.

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In this episode — recorded at Paris Blockchain Week 2023 — Matthew Savarese, VP, Global Head of Strategy at Nasdaq, lays out his company's plan for entering the digital asset space. As Savarese explains, Nasdaq hopes to soon offer crypto custody solutions, which is the first of many steps on the exchange operator's roadmap for digital assets.

During this episode, Chaparro and Savarese also discuss:

Nasdaq's expertise in traditional finance

Institutional interest in digital assets

Tokenized carbon credits

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