Visa and Mastercard accepted for donations at Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral. … [Read more...] about Cards are Catholic
Making the Stock Market Fun with Rapunzl Investments
SPONSORED CONTENT Too many people are never exposed to the stock market and the huge returns that come from investing. It’s easy to see why not: market trading can have a steep learning curve, and existing tools for learning have traditionally been dry and academically focused. That’s the problem Brian Curcio and Myles Gage set out to solve in co-founding Chicago-based Rapunzl … [Read more...] about Making the Stock Market Fun with Rapunzl Investments
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Equation
News of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency was big enough that the Financial Times gave it special play, concluding that the "B2C fintechs are dead" in an article that examines how deeply "Facebook’s first big foray into the financial world" and new digital currency will affect traditional financial services. "Banks were notably absent from the initial backers," the Financial … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Equation
Financial Stability and Investment in the Age of Bitcoin and Blockchain Technologies
An international body that monitors the global financial system suggests that decentralized financial technologies may not be all bad. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report on the regulatory and governance implications of decentralized financial technologies, suggesting that "the application of decentralised financial technologies may reduce some of the … [Read more...] about Financial Stability and Investment in the Age of Bitcoin and Blockchain Technologies
Has Blockchain Technology Crossed the Chasm?
A post crossed my LinkedIn feed last week stating the blockchain technology had "crossed the chasm" in enterprise finance, taking as evidence that awareness among large financial institutions is high, especially with JP Morgan's recent cryptocurrency- and blockchain technology-based service announcements. To check my initial reaction, I went back to my dog-eared and … [Read more...] about Has Blockchain Technology Crossed the Chasm?
Cryptoasset Investment Viewpoints
Two investment conferences opened in Chicago yesterday: Terrapinn’s Trading Show at Chicago's Navy Pier and Morningstar’s Investment Conference at the McCormick Place convention center. Two sides of the investment business—institutional trading and retail asset management—providing two points of view on the current state of cryptoasset investment. Judging by the exhibitors, … [Read more...] about Cryptoasset Investment Viewpoints