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Crypto Is Trying Out Traditional Finance’s Failures in Hyperspeed, but It’s Going to Be Fine
10.7.2022
What is going to be most interesting here is seeing what happens to bitcoin and other cryptos during these Hard Times
JPMorgan Foresees Increased Blockchain Use in Finance — Prepares to Offer Related Services
27.5.2022
JPMorgan expects blockchain use in finance to increase as the crypto sector grows. The global investment bank says, “We want to make sure that we are able to not only support that but also be ready to provide related services.” JPMorgan’s Blockchain Plans JPMorgan Chase &...
Acquiring a Home With Bitcoin — A Deep Dive Into the Latest Crypto-Backed Mortgage Trend
24.5.2022
During the last few years, cryptocurrencies have been integrated into traditional finance tools like automated teller machines (ATMs), loadable debit cards, point-of-sale devices, and direct payments for all kinds of goods and services. Digital assets have also been added to retirement account...
MetaGods NFT Land Sale’s Resounding Success Attracts Traditional Investors
21.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. MetaGods is showing tremendous strength after their highly successful, sold-out NFT land sale attracted large new investors from traditional finance. MetaGods recently concluded an NFT land sale that received overwhelming investor support from traditional finance as the new gaming...
Crypto Firms May Look at Traditional Finance Firms as M&A Targets
10.3.2022
We asked several industry participants if Wall Street incumbents might start making deals for crypto companies, and some predicted the opposite
Decentralized and traditional finance tried to destroy each other but failed
23.1.2022
Crypto to prevail over the traditional financial system, instead, competing industries started to adopt each other's technologies and cooperate
Direct Fiat On-Ramps Come to Algorand (ALGO) via Alchemy Pay (ACH)
10.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, 10 January, 2022: Algorand (ALGO), the layer-1 blockchain for decentralized and traditional finance, has added direct fiat payment channels into their network, thanks to a new integration with Alchemy Pay (ACH). Alchemy Pay, is a payment solutions provider that connects...
DeFi resolving the five flaws of traditional finance, book review
11.12.2021
The book describes how DeFi improves upon traditional finance’s failings by raising up “marginalized groups,” including the unbanked
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Believes Blockchain Is More Important Than Bitcoin
8.12.2021
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the leading banking institutions in the world, has stated his opinion on the bitcoin vs blockchain dilemma. To Solomon, bitcoin is not as important as the advancements in technology that implementing blockchain and other new ledger-based tools can bring...
Bank of England’s Cunliffe: Crypto Threat to Financial Stability ‘Getting Closer’ — Urges Regulators to Act Now
16.11.2021
Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned that cryptocurrency is getting closer to posing a threat to global financial stability due to the sector’s rapid growth. Crypto is also being integrated into the traditional financial system at...
Crypto poses imminent threat to financial stability: Bank of England Deputy Governor
16.11.2021
Bank of England's Sir Jon Cunliffe has urged British lawmakers to think “very hard” about the disruption integrating cryptocurrency with traditional finance could wreak
TCG World Partners With Stock Giants WSB to Expand Their Metaverse
6.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The world’s largest metaverse on blockchain and NFT platform TCG World announces partnership with a stock giant WallStreetBets. Since the start of the year, the WallStreetBets movement has been defying traditional finance with a legion of retail investors using decentralized...
Even with Ethereum 2.0 underway, L2 scaling is still key to DeFi’s future
23.10.2021
By incorporating scaling solutions, such as rollups and sidechains, Ethereum has the potential to implement the true vision of DeFi
Paid Millions to Hide Trillions: Meet Crime Enablers In Traditional Finance
10.10.2021
llicit wealth. The people who don’t get mentioned as much in the media coverage of the Pandora Papers, however, are the enablers devoted to helping the richest people in the world get richer and to pass on their wealth while avoiding or evading taxes. These enablers help criminals and kleptoc
Phemex Is a Rebellion Against Traditional Finance, and It’s Winning
7.10.2021
Wall Street is often touted as the place where dreams come to life, but the world’s economic epicenter can also be an absolute nightmare. From brokers screaming at each other across trading floors to the modern electronic trading systems of today, money talks in Wall Street. However, while...
How Traditional Finance World Could Cause Traditional Global Financial Crisis
26.9.2021
ncial products based on debts – most notoriously, residential mortgages –which were sold by banks to other banks and institutional investors. The profitability of these CDOs largely depended upon homeowners’ ability to repay their mortgages. When people began to default, the CDO market colla
CBDCs, Stablecoins & Crypto Can Disrupt Traditional Finance – Moody’s
14.9.2021
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Precious Metals Firm Kitco Launches Gold-Backed Tokens Built on Ethereum
5.8.2021
On August 4, the precious metals firm Kitco Gold announced the launch of a gold-backed stablecoin which will leverage an audit process via Cohen & Company with monthly attestation reports. Kitco has partnered with Tradewind Markets, First Digital Trust, and Stably, an asset tokenization...
Harmony announces $1M hackathon aimed at merging traditional finance and DeFi
16.7.2021
The hackathon will run for roughly six weeks from Aug. 15 to Sept. 30 and include four challenges from three different categories
Cryptocurrency Firms Face a Talent Shortage as the Space Grows Crowded
26.6.2021
Cryptocurrency companies and exchanges are currently facing significant hurdles when recruiting talent. This is because the crypto space is growing at an alarming rate. Traditional finance companies entering the scene seem to be making the talent squeeze even more dire. There are hundreds...