Blockchain Diversification and Transparency with Yoni Assia of eToro

In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Yoni Assia, CEO of eToro, one of the world’s leading social investment networks that aims to revolutionize the way people invest and enhance investors’ financial education. Co-founded by Yoni in 2007, eToro pioneered bitcoin trading in 2013 and expanded its digital asset offering, enabling clients to trade and invest in Ethereum, XRP (by RippleLabs), Litecoin, and other popular cryptos. Yoni discusses blockchain transparency and the value of blockchain-based multi-party contracts in the metaverse. He also shares his excitement about the innovative nature of the crypto realm and why he believes blockchain technology and diversification are part of an internet revolution.

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Yoni’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoniassia/?originalSubdomain=il

 

eToro Socials: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eToro

Twitter: https://twitter.com/eToro

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/etoro/ 

 

About Guest

Yoni Co-Founded eToro in 2007, with the vision of opening the global markets for everyone to trade and invest in a simple and transparent way. His two biggest passions are finance and computer science and he was able to merge them both along with the social revolution in order to develop eToro’s investment network. He is a great believer in global markets and in every person’s right to engage, learn and invest responsibly in order to shape one’s future and make a difference in the world. 

 

In 2018 he established the GoodDollar Foundation, a non-profit initiative determined to create a sustainable and scalable framework for bringing global universal basic income to the world through new digital asset technologies. He is a member of the YPO Global Leadership Community and was honored to be chosen by the Financial News in its Fintech 40 ranking and their Rising Stars in Asset Management ranking, as well as listed in Fortune’s 40 under 40 and in City A.M’s fintech 100 top influencers. 

You’ll learn about:

• Yoni’s passion for helping people manage their money and investments.
• eToro’s origins and how it helps users succeed.
• The importance of diversification for investors.
• How eToro balances commodities and crypto trading.
• Why the crypto market cap will begin to increase significantly.
• How GoodDollar is addressing wealth inequality.

 

Timestamps

[00:28 - 1:30] Jay’s Intro

[1:30 - 07:00] Yoni’s Background

[07:00 - 12:30] About eToro

[12:30 - 18:54] Blockchain technology

[18:54 - 23:26] Biggest success stories

[23:26 - 30:34] What makes eToro successful

[30:34 - 33:38] Educating users

[33:38 - 44:00] The crypto market and innovation

[44:00 - 52:46] What is next for eToro

[52:46 - 1:01:15] GoodDollar

[1:01:15 - 1:03:30] Final thoughts

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