Tagged: cnbc

February 24, 2020 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tim Draper, a billionaire VC and crypto advocate, was interviewed on CNBC today. Draper shared that he has been out of the market for about 6 months and, alternatively, invested in crypto including Bitcoin, an asset class he views as a safe-haven of sorts. The… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 7:21 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The SEC has voted to implement a new rule compelling securities broker-dealers to act in clients’ best interests. SEC Chairperson Jay Clayton spoke about the new rule, as well as the SEC’s treatment of cryptocurrencies, in a televised interview for CNBC’s Squawk Box program June 6th. … Read More

January 28, 2019 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Micro-investing app Acorns successfully secured $105 million through its Series E funding round, bringing the company’s valuation reportedly up to$860 million. BlackRock, Bain Capital Ventures, TPG’s Rise Fund, DST and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital notably participated in the round.  Founded in 2012, Acorns’ proprietary financial engine allows… Read More

June 24, 2018 @ 6:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs announced earlier this year the creation of an in-house cryptocurrency trading desk – a first for a top tier bank. A Goldman rep made the comment that it “resonates” when clients want to hold Bitcoin (and they would need to go elsewhere if… Read More

June 7, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Cali Haan  |  

Cryptocurrency used to fundraise for business ventures are regulated securities, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are not, and relevant laws will reman, the same, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson, Jay Clayton, said yesterday on CNBC. The point made by Clayton draws a hard line for any… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 4:16 pm By Cali Haan  |  

After a fairly flat quarter of stock performance in Q1 2018, PayPal CFO John Rainey sat down with CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer last week to discuss growth of the company, plans for its mobile payment app Venmo and the possibility of enabling crypto… Read More

May 7, 2018 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Warren Buffet, the founder of Berkshire Hathaway and a legendary investor, is no fan of cryptocurrency. Speaking with CNBC this week during their annual shareholder meeting, Buffet told Becky Quick that bitcoin is “rat poison squared.” Not exactly a compliment. Buffet believes that “cryptocurrencies will come… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 8:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Crypto Invest Summit, a cryptocurrency and blockchain investment conference, has announced that popular “crypto-trader” Ran Neu-Ner will bring his show live to the forthcoming event scheduled to take place on May 1st and 2nd. The inclusion of the show is nice addition to… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kevin O’Leary, one of the sharks on Sharktank who calls himself Mr. Wonderful, was visiting with the team at CNBC Squawk Box yesterday when he discussed a forthcoming initial coin offering for a “very prestigious hotel brand” with the security being offered to global investors. … Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prominent Silicon Valley investor Jason Calacanis visited with CNBC’s SquawkAlley this past week while enjoying some time in Davos, Switzerland. Last month, Calacanis told Squawk that Bitcoin is a bubble. This time, Calacanis said Bitcoin could go to zero and gave it a 1/3 chance… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 11:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an example of how crazy the Crypto/Blockchain sector is right now. Longfin (NASDAQ:LFIN) listed its shares on NASDAQ on December 13th at $5 a share. The company used the Reg A+ crowdfunding exemption to raise the money apparently selling 2.3 million shares out… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

“I just don’t believe this Bitcoin thing.” – Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Holding Company Chairman Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal was interviewed on CNBC today where he discussed a plethora of political and financial topics. The one that appears to be capturing the most attention… Read More

September 23, 2017 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY (a cloud graphics company), visited with CNBC on Friday to discuss cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and Ethereum in general. The discussion was a bit convoluted which is indicative of the confusion within the mainstream media and financial services space but Urbach countered… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 11:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following an appearance on Shark Tank back in 2014, Sara Margulis’ HoneyFund received backing from Kevin O’Leary (AKA Mr. Wonderful). O’Leary is spending some time on CNBC Squawk Box this week to fill in for vacations and one of the first guests on Squawk was… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Asia is hot when it comes to technology. Perhaps more so regarding Fintech as it is the largest internet finance market in the world. Israel is globally known as the Innovation Nation. Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is helping to boost the Israel – China… Read More

July 21, 2017 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, perhaps the most prominent global Fintech Ambassador and President Emeritus of Prosper Marketplace, is on an extended swing across Asia visiting various platforms and presenting at events. Visiting with CNBC Asia this week, Suber explained how important transparency is for online lending and… Read More

June 6, 2017 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Invest Summit has confirmed that Marcus Lemonis, star of the highly popular CNBC reality series “The Profit” will participate in a Fireside Keynote Chat at the forthcoming crowdfunding conference in Los Angeles this fall. Lemonis is a self made billionaire and is currently the… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 12:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi Chief Operating Officer Joanne Bradford was back visiting with CNBC today. Bradford addressed several topics including the recent cyber attack that has public and private entities running for cover around the world. SoFi has not been impacted by the digital attack and Bradford was… Read More

May 14, 2017 @ 5:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month I was running CNBC in the background and a commercial came up that caused me to pause. On the screen was a besuited old white male pitching the next great investment. Coming off a bit like a used-car salesman, I learned later… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Former SEC Commissioner and Trump administration advisor Paul Atkins chatted with CNBC today about the forthcoming Dodd-Frank replacement. Dodd-Frank was the pinnacle legislation crafted during the ashes of the Great Recession designed to address shortcomings within the financial services industry. While its intent may have… Read More