It was a crypto week. I didn't think it would but that's mostly what I worked with this week. The week started with conversations about inflation, mostly on how to talk about it lest our communications make it worst. It's too late for that with so much news showing the highest measure of this or that inflationary measure in this or that number of decades. Bitcoin hit a … [Read more...] about Crypto Rules
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Stablecoin: A Faster Future?
Could stablecoin be an idea whose time has arrived? The industry remains niche in terms of overall value, but as more competitors test the ground to enter the field - including large central banks in some countries like Sweden - the conversation has rapidly developed into what could be suggested to be an inevitability. Stablecoins - in this case, cryptocurrency tied directly … [Read more...] about Stablecoin: A Faster Future?
The Convergence of CeFi and DeFi: The Banks’ Big Opportunity
The following is a guest post from Richard Gendal Brown, Chief Technology Officer at R3, an enterprise blockchain firm. In keeping with our focus on the adoption of digital assets by mainstream regulated markets, Brown argues: "While the utopian ideal of full decentralisation is unrealistic for financial markets, integration with and adoption of the good parts can be utilised, … [Read more...] about The Convergence of CeFi and DeFi: The Banks’ Big Opportunity
2021 FinTech Funding So Far Beats 2020
There's a lot of investment money sloshing around the economy these days, and a record amount is flowing into FinTech projects this year. Most of the data and investment research firms, as well as the FinTech investment banks, suggest that FinTech is well on its way to a record investment year. Some $34 billion flowed into FinTech in Q2, a quarterly record, according to CB … [Read more...] about 2021 FinTech Funding So Far Beats 2020
Five Basic Digital Asset Questions this Week
The financial media took a more basic view this week, covering some of the basic questions on digital assets and payments after nearly six months of major interest and investment. The end of privacy? The Financial Times reports on the plans of central banks to launch digital coins. The article emphasizes their reluctance to give up monetary control while giving them the … [Read more...] about Five Basic Digital Asset Questions this Week
Is DeFi the Next Big Thing for Crypto? Not Quite Yet
DeFi - short for Decentralized Finance - has started to become a real buzzword in recent months, with investments in the space growing by leaps and bounds. It's doing so despite being notoriously complex and risky to actually work with - requiring users to understand complex technologies like MetaMask while doing borrow-lending in a space that features absolutely no FDIC … [Read more...] about Is DeFi the Next Big Thing for Crypto? Not Quite Yet