$11 Billion Bitcoin Business: Why Wall Street Rejected It
Episode Summary
How did a founder build an $11 billion Bitcoin business in just 8 years while Wall Street completely missed the opportunity? On this episode, we sit down with Ophelia Snyder, co-founder of 21Shares, to discuss why Bitcoin infrastructure matters more than you think—and why institutional adoption is still in its earliest stages. Ophelia built the world's first crypto exchange-traded products (Bitcoin ETFs and crypto ETFs) by identifying a single overlooked pathway in European securities law that Wall Street ignored.
About This Episode
This episode of The Daily Stack covers topics related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Key topics discussed include: Bitcoin, Bitcoin news, crypto news, Bitcoin ETF, cryptocurrency, institutional Bitcoin. Watch the full episode above for the complete discussion.
Episode Details
- Title
- $11 Billion Bitcoin Business: Why Wall Street Rejected It
- Channel
- The Daily Stack
- Published
- June 24, 2026
- Duration
- 53:20
- YouTube ID
- Zu5fu7cKYP4
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