Tagged: perspective

January 10, 2024 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Many insiders expect the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to decide today whether to approve or not approve a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). The possibility of a spot Bitcoin vehicle trading on the Nasdaq or the NYSE has driven the price of Bitcoin higher… Read More

January 10, 2024 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted a video on X discussing the recent Staff review of the definition of an Accredited Investor. The video states that the review of fhe definition is mandated to take place every four years, according to Dodd-Frank. The… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

John Reed Stark, a former employee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and longtime crypto critic, has taken to X to hammer Bitcoin just as expectations that the SEC will approve Bitcoin ETFs later this month. Stark has been vocal for years now regarding… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The property industry has reacted to the latest mortgage approval data from the Bank of England. The latest figures show that mortgage approvals for November 2023 sit “at 50,067, up from 47,888 in October.” According to an update shared with CI, this marks “a YoY… Read More

January 7, 2024 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Coincover thinks the crypto industry could be on an upward trajectory heading into 2024 with the anticipation of approval for a Bitcoin ETF and “a remarkable 51% decline in hacks in 2023.” Coincover‘s Head of Legal, Yoann Leokowitz, has recently shared his… Read More

January 5, 2024 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital securities are broadly acknowledged as the future of all securities. Yet, progress has been slow for regulators around the world to craft the needed rules to enable digital to replace existing analog securities. The advent of distributed ledger technology (DLT), or blockchains, is expected… Read More

January 2, 2024 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As we enter 2024, Madhusudan Ekambaram, Co-founder and CEO at KreditBee, has shared insights on the Fintech-sector at large as well as his outlook for 2024. Madhusudan Ekambaram, Co-founder and CEO at KreditBee said that we “have seen a robust demand for credit in the… Read More

January 2, 2024 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NEXT Insurance’s CEO has shares his 2024 predictions with CI. In a detailed note, the firm has commented on key 2024 industry predictions, which are attributed to NEXT Insurance’s Guy Goldstein. Guy’s insights aim to reflect on the major developments and trends in the insurance… Read More

January 2, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The year 2024 is set to be an exceptional period for the digital assets and blockchain sector. Throughout most of 2023, there were a number of key developments that will now shape the future of the crypto industry in the coming year and even the… Read More

December 31, 2023 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brad Kelly, Managing Director at Payment Services, has shared his forecast for the coming year. According to Brad Kelly, 2024 is going to be “a tough year for payment fintechs in Australia with startup corporate and business card issuers likely to fail with little value… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gavin Wood, an Ethereum co-founder who has focused on Polkadot noted that we are seeing a global return to normalcy and resurgence of (in-person) events with it (even though various of COVID still seem to be affecting a significant number of people despite vaccinations being… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akash Sinha, CEO & Co-Founder, Cashfree Payments, has shared key insights with CI that are focused around UPI, digital payments and the overall Fintech space. Akash Sinha from Cashfree Payments notes that even with global economic uncertainty, the fintech sector in India has “continued to… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online capital formation became legal following the approval of the JOBS Act of 2012. Signed into law by President Obama, the bipartisan legislation sought to make it easier for firms to raise money from both accredited and non-accredited investors. While the bill was signed into… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VC firm Andreessen Horowitz has shared a comprehensive crypto-assets and blockchain ecosystem update / recap as we all get ready to enter “a new era of decentralization.” According to a16z, we keep seeing over and over again that when control of a powerful system or… Read More

December 23, 2023 @ 4:00 am By Timothy Li  |  

The landscape of financial technology is undergoing a profound transformation, and as we stand on the cusp of 2024, it’s evident that the coming year will usher in a new era of innovation and adaptation. Here are the Top 10 Fintech Predictions for 2024 that… Read More

December 15, 2023 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As expected by most crypto industry participants, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on whether to greenlight a spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF), which had been proposed by Invesco and Galaxy Digital. As part of a December 13, 2023… Read More

December 11, 2023 @ 7:00 am By Howard Marks  |  

When the JOBS Act passed in 2012, and the Regulation Crowdfunding Exemption (Reg CF) was introduced in 2015, many, including myself, saw it as a step-change toward democratizing access to capital. Suddenly, founders had a new avenue to seek funding for their businesses, even those… Read More

November 29, 2023 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Multiple reports have emerged that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has cut a deal with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to exit its partnership regarding the popular Apple Card. The rumblings indicate that Apple approached Goldman to end the partnership. Apple has been pushing into Fintech for years now, and… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stefan Rust, CEO of independent economic data aggregator Truflation, says that the resignation of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao or “CZ” as part of the exchange’s settlement with US authorities marks a “sad” day that should “serve as a clarion call for the build-out of decentralized… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Former CEO and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao‘s (CZ) departure from the firm will trigger some short-term volatility in the cryptocurrency market, but crypto will “continue to thrive as more institutional money pours in,” predicts the CEO of an independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech… Read More