{"id":249297,"date":"2026-11-09T14:37:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=249297"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:37:05","slug":"krakens-dave-ripley-that-was-the-bear-market-and-bitcoin-is-on-our-way-out-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=249297","title":{"rendered":"Kraken\u2019s Dave Ripley: \u201cThat Was the Bear Market\u201d and Bitcoin Is \u201cOn Our Way Out of It\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rss-video-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NELq_EL5Lo8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>\u25b6<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/videos\/krakens-dave-ripley-that-was-the-bear-market-and-bitcoin-is-on-our-way-out-of-it\">Kraken\u2019s Dave Ripley: \u201cThat Was the Bear Market\u201d and Bitcoin Is \u201cOn Our Way Out of It\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is the Bitcoin bear market already over? Kraken co-CEO Dave Ripley says the move back above $80K makes him think \u201cthat was the bear market,\u201d and that it may be the softest bear market in Bitcoin\u2019s history. He explains how retail and institutional customers are approaching Bitcoin right now on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast with Spencer Nichols.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Host: Spencer Nichols \u2014 Bitcoin Magazine<br \/> Dave Ripley \u2014 Kracken Co-CEO<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chapters:<br \/>00:00 Softest Bear Market in Bitcoin History<br \/>01:27 Why This Cycle Doesn\u2019t Feel Like a Bear<br \/>03:02 When Banks Said Blockchain Not Bitcoin<br \/>05:14 Stablecoins Prove Permissionless Works<br \/>06:56 Why Kraken Acquired a European Bank<br \/>09:46 Diversifying Revenue Ahead of an IPO<br \/>12:36 xStocks Lead Tokenized Equities<br \/>16:54 Bitcoin as Digital Gold for Institutions<br \/>19:00 Stablecoins Open the Door for Bitcoin Payments<br \/>20:09 AI Agents and Crypto Payments<br \/>23:41 How AI Is Changing How Kraken Operates<br \/>26:47 Prop Trading, Pay Services, and What\u2019s Ahead<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This post <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/videos\/krakens-dave-ripley-that-was-the-bear-market-and-bitcoin-is-on-our-way-out-of-it\">Kraken\u2019s Dave Ripley: \u201cThat Was the Bear Market\u201d and Bitcoin Is \u201cOn Our Way Out of It\u201d<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/authors\/mark-mason\">Mark Mason<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u25b6 Bitcoin Magazine Kraken\u2019s Dave Ripley: \u201cThat Was the Bear Market\u201d and Bitcoin Is \u201cOn Our Way Out of It\u201d Is the Bitcoin bear market already over? Kraken co-CEO Dave Ripley says the move back above $80K makes him think \u201cthat was the bear market,\u201d and that it may be the softest bear market in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":249298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249297"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=249297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/249298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=249297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=249297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=249297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}