Eric Adams, New York City’s mayor-elect, posted in a tweet that he wants his first three paychecks as mayor to be paid in bitcoin. A Google search shows that the mayor’s salary in NYC is $258,750 a year, which means his payment for the first three months is $64,687. Now if any of bitcoin’s price ... Read more ›
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Yes, it is already November! This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly ... Read more ›
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 Co-op bank snubbed in TSB takeover approach This story was covered in the main press outlets and it particularly relevant to the challenger banks in the space. Over the past few years both Co-op Bank and TSB have had their crosses to bear but now Co-op has returned to profitability and has a relatively ... Read more ›
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  Workiva announces Q3 financial results “Workiva delivered another strong quarter, beating third quarter guidance for revenue and operating results,” said Marty Vanderploeg, Chief Executive Officer. “We achieved 30.4% organic growth in ... Read more ›
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 During its quarterly earnings call, Tesla divulged the launch of its telematics insurance in Texas. Tesla Insurance rolled out a Safety Score program, with plans to actively track driver behavior to presage the likelihood of a collision. The program will be fine-tuned as they receive more data, ostensibly setting them apart from competition in ... Read more ›
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Shut the stable doors, the horse has bolted! Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. This week saw a concerted move by politicians and regulators to agitate for the power to tame the wild Crypto horse. But can they? The tech is out there and almost anyone, anywhere ... Read more ›
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The idea – like most disruption – is simple. You follow somebody’s trades and give them a share of the profits. This enables a new breed of fund managers to invest first then gather assets later, which is the exact opposite of how it works today. Today a fund manager startup first gathers assets from limited partner investors ... Read more ›
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If you weren’t familiar with the term “metaverse”, I am sure you are now after Facebook announced that it’s changing its name to “Meta”. On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook’s parent company was changing its name to Meta to emphasize its focus on metaverse. Metaverse is defined slightly differently by futurists, but at its ... Read more ›
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This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly Columnist at Daily Fintech) @iliashatzis ... Read more ›
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 Fixed Rate Mortgage maturities lengthen out. Life Company Rothesay has announced a tie up with a British Bank in order to offer fixed rate mortgages of up to 30 years. This is part of a trend which the UK government is actually encouraging in a bid to end borrowers switching lenders after a number ... Read more ›
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  What to look for in the SEC climate disclosure proposal The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to announce its proposal to enhance climate disclosure rules, perhaps before the new ... Read more ›
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Initially conceptualized for fintech, regulatory sandbox programs have since expanded to other areas. These sandboxes benefit innovators by allowing government regulations to be exempted in usage of new technologies and innovations, until regulators can ascertain the product or service is useful. Buffeting specific themes for new products, sandboxes stimulate business growth and serve to launch ... Read more ›
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Here comes Facebook! Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. The week started with Facebook finally starting to roll out a “small pilot” of its Novi digital wallet in the US and Guatemala, more than two years after it was first announced. The pilot program will let users ... Read more ›
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Bitcoin is radical and disruptive. In addition to being a totally decentralized, permissionless system, there are no human managers that you can talk to. Ethereum is different. You can talk to Vitalik Buterin and Joseph Lubin. Techies may prefer Vitalik Buterin and biz types maybe more comfortable with Joseph Lubin, but both are humans that ... Read more ›
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This past week was filled with excitement and the bitcoin bulls started a new stampede. On Wednesday bitcoin climbed to a new all-time high, reaching $66,930.39. The record price came a day after the first US. bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) debuted on the New York Stock Exchange giving bitcoin a big boost. The fund already ... Read more ›
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This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly Columnist at Daily Fintech) @iliashatzis ... Read more ›
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Affirm is a publicly traded stock in the Fintech 50 Index that could be the winner in the BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) segment of the Fintech market. Affirm was not the first innovator in BNPL. That prize goes to Klarna which we first covered in 2014 (mentioning Affirm as a follower). The market winner ... Read more ›
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  Klarna founder Sebastian Siemiatowski gives us his view on the world Interesting piece of philosophy in nothing else. Klarna the worldwide phenomenon of the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) product puts down his success to the “dirty tricks” played by banks. He also acknowledges that he wants Klarna to become a de facto ... Read more ›
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  Going digital: FRC offers advice on structured reporting transition A highly useful new report from the UK Financial Reporting Council’s Financial Reporting Lab aims to support companies in the move towards ... Read more ›
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Until the end of this decade, Asia is expected to account for half of global consumption growth, presenting a $10 trillion opportunity. Half of upper-middle income households are expected in Asia, with one in every two consumer transactions likely to be generated from the region. The consumer markets are changing with new growth avenues for ... Read more ›
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