626 Results from /crypto
Oliver Linch CEO at Bittrex Global
When it comes to finance, there will always be an element of risk, otherwise there would be no reward. All investors know and tolerate this (though retail investors can usefully be reminded by risk warnings such as “the value of your investment may go down as well as up”). The most sophisticated traders have developed complex models to identify an...
25 January 2023 /crypto Fintech
Sean Salloux CEO at Sentinel Digital
In emerging markets, digital transactions are booming and providing financial inclusion to underserved countries. Emerging markets are driving technological advancements in the digital payments sector, as non-bank providers capitalise on the need for increased financial accessibility and wider services. Digital wallets, QR codes, and smartphone app...
23 January 2023 /payments /crypto Fintech
King Leung Global Head of Financial Services and FinTech at InvestHK
In the Chinese novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, military strategist Zhuge Liang prays for the “eastern wind” as the final missing element to feed the fires that would rage across the ships and the armies of warlord Cao Cao. Just like the novel, Hong Kong’s fintech fires are primed and the policy announcements made by regulators at the Hong K...
19 January 2023 /crypto /markets Asia Financial Services
Anna Becker CEO and Co-founder at EndoTech
After perpetrating what appears to be one of the biggest Ponzi schemes of all time – out-Madoffing Madoff, as it were – Sam Bankman Fried has been arrested, indicted and will likely serve time. And thank goodness for that. SBF was just the most prominent huckster who took advantage of eager investors in new technology. His criminality, however, sho...
16 January 2023 /regulation /crypto Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Uldis Teraudkalns CEO at Nexpay
2022 was a rocky year for the digital assets industry, with significant market value losses. The FTX scandal hampered the trust of crypto investors and the industry in general. These hardships are only temporary, as the previous crypto cycles have shown. Even though this crypto winter did not follow the usual cycle trends, blockchain technology sh...
16 January 2023 /crypto /predictions Fintech
Simon Gilbert Founder at Elmore
Insurance is based on the sound principle that underwriters should cover only acceptable and clearly understood risks. Following last year’s challenges in the crypto world, crypto exchange insurers are increasingly focusing on more rigorous controls in this fast-moving and dynamic space. One thing is certain: crypto exchanges with a transparent an...
13 January 2023 /regulation /crypto Finextra site news
Conor Svensson CEO at Web3 Labs
For many, the ups and downs of cryptocurrencies have had too significant a bearing on their perception of the technology powering this nascent asset class — DLT and blockchain technology. For those of us interested in the technology, what's happening with cryptocurrencies has no bearing on our plans. What can be achieved with shared ledgers and tok...
12 January 2023 /wholesale /crypto Blockchain Observations
Simon Dimoni Remittance and Crypto Payments at HollaPay
Tokenomics, also known as token economics, is the study of the mechanisms and principles that underlie the issuance, distribution, and management of digital tokens. These tokens can be used to represent a variety of assets, including utility tokens, which provide users with access to a particular product or service within a network or ecosystem.
12 January 2023 /startups /crypto Tokenomics
Pradeep Singh Head of Fintech & DeFi at Capgemini
“As a king who has achieved merit & evolves time and again since human history but faces the greatest battle ever.” Money in some form or another has been a part of human history for at least the past 5,000 years. Before that time, historians agree that a system of bartering was used. Around 700 B.C., the Chinese moved from coins to pap
11 January 2023 /payments /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
BTC, as well as ETH, are the two most commonly used and influential digital currencies on the crypto market and not only here. When it comes to BTC we should mention that it is considered old crypto and It is also highly secure, with advanced encryption technology. Similarly, ETH has become increasingly popular over recent years due to its ability...
05 January 2023 /crypto
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