There is a lot of the hype around “democratising Wall Street”. In this 4-part series we look at what is needed to really democratize Wall Street and why that is so important. Some subjects are too complex for our short attention spans, so we do 4 posts one week apart, each one short enough not ... Read more ›
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This past week was pretty busy for me on several fronts. Yesterday, when I was speaking to a friend and colleague, he mentioned that bitcoin was going to the moon. Usually when we say “bitcoin is going to the moon” it’s an expression used when the price of the coin is off the charts. But ... 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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  Archegos faces probe by department of justice. Family office or hedge fund ,take your pick. What is sure is that Bill Hwang’s leveraged bets are now going to be closely looked at by the US department of justice. Prima Facie the story doesn’t look that complex. Archegos got margin calls from lenders that ... Read more ›
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Here is our pick of the 3 most important XBRL news stories from the last week. 1  XBRL International launches filings.xbrl.org for ESEF filings What does an ESEF report look like, and how can you browse and compare them? What are the advantages of using Inline XBRL? What are the common errors to avoid? If you’ve ... Read more ›
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During last year’s lockdowns, a 35-year-old New Orleans resident went online, and in the time it took to finish his freshly brewed coffee, he secured a $750,000 life insurance policy. Until recently, the same policy took over a month, requiring a battery of medical tests. The life policy was purchased from a new age life ... Read more ›
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Stablecoins: Would you like fry’s with that? Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. Traditionally, money has been defined as an asset that acts as a unit of account, a store of value, and a medium of exchange. But what if we could unbundle money and be good ... Read more ›
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Here is the dirty secret of Wall Street – brokers make money even when you lose. As long as you trade a lot they win – even if their service is “free”. They make very little money off you if you make few trades a year – even if you make a ton of money ... Read more ›
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Bitcoin has been trying to rebound and then it drops again. As I write this, it’s well off its April 13 high of nearly $65,000, hovering at $35.9k. Bitcoin’s price has plunged nearly 40 percent since early May, its worst month, since September 2011. This free fall comes after Elon Mush announced that Tesla would ... 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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Yes, I think Bitcoin (and other crypto) is in a bear market. I have no idea how low we will go or how long it will take. The previous bull/bear markets offer some guidance each bull market has been driven by different types of people: -2013 was the cypherpunks (deeply techie and anti authoritarian). -2017 ... Read more ›
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Nobody benefits from open banking reforms The 2018 reforms introduced in order to make it easier for customers to switch bank account providers don’t seem to have pleased anybody. As if to highlight yet another initiative which does not do what it says on the tin the major banks say it has massively increased their ... Read more ›
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Here is our pick of the 3 most important XBRL news stories from the last week. 1  Mohini Singh on the need for global sustainability standards In another great opinion piece from our Board, Mohini Singh, ACA, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute and Treasurer of the XBRL International Board of Directors, writes ... Read more ›
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In a recent analysis of innovation assessment scores, a new addition to its carrier credit rating framework, AM Best found scores a tad below those from a year ago. The drop, it claimed, was on account of pandemic challenges. By calibrating innovation inputs (such as leadership, culture) and innovation outputs (results and levels of transformation) ... Read more ›
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Stablecoins will strengthen the US Dollar as a reserve currency! Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. With the Fed not doing anything soon, whilst China builds and tests it’s CBDC, many commentators have predicted the fast approaching decline of the US Dollar. But wait, most of the ... Read more ›
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Pooh Bear followed Eeyore’s bearish view and Tigger’s bullish view at The Pooh Corner Debate on DeFi by calling on his moderator privilege to sum up. As he put it, “my name is on door so you have to listen to me”. He pointed to one slide with 4 risks; – Financial Risk. DeFi is ... Read more ›
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Without a doubt, bitcoin has many memorable stories to share. One of them is the famous Bitcoin pizza story. Eleven years Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas from Papa John’s. Today, those two pizzas, often considered the first transaction in bitcoin, are worth millions of dollars. Last Tuesday, Anthony Pompliano announced a bitcoin-themed ... 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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 Clearing Banks close 500 Branches during pandemic As if further evidence was in fact needed the major high street banks are reducing their attachment to real estate. Since 2015 over 400 branches have been closed. This is attracting the attention of the powers that be as there is no substitute for those who are ... Read more ›
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Here is our pick of the 3 most important XBRL news stories from the last week. 1  Choppy waters or smooth sailing? The Bank of England’s move to XBRL In the late months of 2020, the Bank of England announced that the submission of statistical data would be moved to the Bank of England Electronic ... Read more ›
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