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PV01, launched last month, uses blockchain technology to target long-standing issues in debt capital markets. PV01 CEO and founder Max Boonen, who also helped get the giant crypto market maker B2C2 off the ground, joins "First Mover" to weigh in on the March banking crisis, along with PV01's first product: tokenized, on-chain versions of one-month U.S. Treasury bills.

Apr 21, 2023

PV01, a startup launched last month, uses blockchain to target long-standing issues in debt capital markets. "With all the infrastructure that we have with the blockchain, it makes no sense that at this stage, we don't have something that we can call a digital bond," said PV01 CEO Max Boonen. Plus, Boonen discusses his "end game" for issuing corporate bonds.

Apr 21, 2023

B2C2 Founder Max Boonen argues that regulation is not the savior of crypto. "I believe much more in private market solutions," he adds, as the firm is offering to buy loans from Genesis' crypto-lending unit.

Nov 17, 2022

Market maker B2C2 is offering to buy loans from the crypto-lending unit of Genesis, as it pauses redemptions and new loan originations in the wake of FTX’s collapse. Genesis is a sister company of CoinDesk. B2C2 founder Max Boonen discusses the offer, lessons learned, and outlook for the crypto markets as the FTX fallout continues to ripple across the industry.

Nov 17, 2022

Max Boonen, founder and director of B2C2, shares his thoughts on the future of the crypto market if U.S. monetary policy tightens or institutional investment announcements slow. “I think there is scope for a little bit of a reversal,” Boonen said.

Mar 1, 2021

As bitcoin and other crypto assets enter a new era — post-crash, post-halving and one where macro fundamentals play a bigger role than ever — CoinDesk Research looks at some of the major sector shifts and how they can influence asset prices. Join Noelle Acheson, Galen Moore and Christine Kim as they talk to Ethan Vera, Frank Holmes, Alexander Liegl, YinFeng Shao, Michael Moro, Max Boonen, Miha Grcar, and Catherine Coley about the emerging landscape.

May 13, 2020

Crypto Market Structure: Creaking with the tension, or Stronger Than Ever? Has the jump in market volatility laid bare the weaknesses in crypto market structure? Or has it highlighted the sector’s resilience? Noelle Acheson talks to crypto market structure leaders Miha Grcar, Catherine Coley, and Max Boonen about their experiences over the past couple of months, and what changes they expect to see in their sector over the coming year.

May 11, 2020