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Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise
5.12.2019
Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round
Ex-Morgan Stanley Executives Launch Crypto Derivatives Platform in Singapore
5.12.2019
A team of Morgan Stanley veterans have launched a crypto derivatives trading platform, claiming it is faster and more secure than some of the market’s biggest players
Former Morgan Stanley Developers Launch Crypto Derivatives Exchange
4.12.2019
Former Morgan Stanley developers launch a new cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform in Singapore
Halving Will Be ‘Non-Event’ for BTC Price: Morgan Creek Digital Exec
2.12.2019
Bitcoin’s May 2020 block reward halving won’t affect price, says Morgan Creek
Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Explained
18.11.2019
Here’s what you need to know about zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs)
Morgan Stanley Predicts a Recovery of Global Growth in 2020
18.11.2019
Global growth should recover from 1Q20, reversing the downtrend of the past seven quarters as trade tensions and monetary policy are easing simultaneously for the first time since the downtrend began. While revealing its global perception, the analyst for American multinational investment bank...
Singapore’s MAS Teams Up With J.P. Morgan and Temasek for Blockchain Project
11.11.2019
As everyone knows, Singapore remains one of the most progressive financial hubs in Asia and new development; the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the launch of a blockchain project. The MAS announced that it has teamed up with financial giants like J.P. Morgan and Temasek and...
Pension Funds Double Crypto Asset Exposure in Morgan Creek’s Fund to 1%
8.11.2019
The two Fairfax County, Virginia, pension funds invested only 0.5 percent in crypto and blockchain last year
JP Morgan, Microsoft, Intel, and Others Collaborate to Set Up a Blockchain Alliance
6.11.2019
More than two dozen companies, among which are some big names like JP Morgan Chase & Co, Microsoft Corp, Intel Corp, have come together to design standards and technology to make blockchain code Ethereum user-friendly and hassle-free for enterprises. The new technology has been developed...
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon Remarks Libra “could perchance per chance no longer ever happen”
1.11.2019
JP Morgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon took the crypto niche in a blow by giving some strict remarks on Facebook’s stablecoin, Libra Project. The spearhead added on to fuel the skepticism air that is hovering over the project since the announcement of its launch. He stated that Libra is...
More Filthy Fiat: Two Dozen Central Banks Ramp up the Printing Presses
29.10.2019
The global economy seems to be heading toward a financial crisis fueled by central planners that could devastate markets worldwide. This year onlookers are witnessing the largest synchronization of central banks printing massive amounts of fiat or participating in other forms of stimulus....
Morgan Creek Raises $61M Out of a Target of $250M in Its Second Round of Funding
23.10.2019
Cryptocurrency Asset Management firm Morgan Creek Digitals’ second venture capital fund has raised $61 million from 11 investors till date. The fund aims to invest in start-ups in blockchain technology. Morgan Creek had filed with SEC an application for its second blockchain fund on October...
Pension Funds Put $50 Million into Morgan Creek’s New Blockchain Fund
22.10.2019
Morgan Creek Digital raised the first $50 million for its second venture capital fund from the same two large institutional investors in its first
Pomp’s Morgan Creek Raises $61M For Blockchain Fund, Targets $250M
22.10.2019
Morgan Creek Capital Management firm has raised $61 million for second blockchain fund
JP Morgan CEO Says Facebook’s Crypto Project Libra “Will Never Happen”
21.10.2019
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, has voiced his opinions on Facebook’s ambitious and much-talked-about digital currency project Libra. In Dimon’s words, Facebook’s digital currency project Libra is a neat idea that will never happen. He, however, refrained from elaborating on the reasons behind...
Trump Pressures Fed for More Rate Cuts as Mega Banks Drain the Balance Sheet
2.10.2019
U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring the central bank to cut interest rates even further as a spike in oil prices has offset the Federal Reserve’s ‘normalization’ tactics like rate-cutting and overnight repos. Additionally, the mega bank JP Morgan Chase (JPM) is being blamed...
Former Employees of JP Morgan, Intel and TrustToken Launch Stablecoin
1.10.2019
Former employees of JPMorgan, Intel, and TrustToken are launching a new stablecoin, dubbed the USDD
JP Morgan’s Interbank Information Network Gets Five New SK Members
23.9.2019
Five South Korean banking giants have joined JP Morgan for their blockchain-based payments initiative, the Interbank Information Network (IIN). The cross-border payments initiative operates on a ‘permissioned-variant’ of the Ethereum blockchain, dubbed, Quorum, and allows IIN members...
JP Morgan’s Blockchain Network is Now Offering its Services to Germany’s Largest Bank
16.9.2019
Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest bank has opted for a blockchain-based network by joining JP Morgan‘s Interbank Information Network (IIN). It is the biggest blockchain project in the financial service industry. Launched in 2017, this blockchain-based network is now seeing rapid growth in...
CEO Jamie Dimon Says that JP Morgan is Preparing for Risks from Zero Interest in the US
11.9.2019
The issues surrounding interest rates have taken centre stage among financial circles over the past few months, and one of the most interesting yet controversial topics has been that of negative interest rates. Many countries in the world now have negative interest rates, and now it is being...