626 Results from /crypto
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
The crypto market was shocked by the sudden collapse of the third largest stablecoin TerraUSD early May. Long-time isolated from the falls in crypto coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum, stablecoins were designed to sidestep crypto volatility and supposed to remain stable across the crypto ecosystem. The significant crash of TerraUSD that lost more tha...
07 June 2022 /crypto Blockchain Observations
Mike Castiglione Director of Regulatory Affairs, Digital Assets at Eventus
Market downturns are typically times when lawmakers and regulators focus their attention on novel or opaque financial instruments. Recent turbulence in crypto markets following a period of spectacular growth is putting digital assets under the spotlight amid renewed calls for tighter regulation. As many insiders warned, an algorithmic stablecoin, ...
07 June 2022 /regulation /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Pavlo Farb Security Engineer at Cossack Labs
You can often hear from me and my colleagues security engineers about the defense in depth approach to protecting the user data. Does this mean putting as many tools and security controls in your code or system as the whole market suggests? By no means. When speaking about defence in depth we mean that carefully chosen tools, controls, security po...
07 June 2022 /security /crypto Fintech
Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions
I’ve been asked many times to share my take on the latest status of Rakuten Coin, an altcoin that I wrote about in How Blockchain Can Crack The Holy Grail Of Loyalty Programs four years ago. That is not strictly true. I’ve been asked only once, by a certain @droskill on Twitter. The Rakuten coin was launched in 2018 - but I can find a single mentio...
06 June 2022 /startups /crypto
Ruslan Kolodyazhnyi Head of Wirex R&D, CTO at Wirex
Despite the collapse of the cryptocurrency market at the end of May 2022, DeFi services continue to be in demand among users in the long run. Financial institutions and banks need to prepare for the growing request for DeFi services and should consider gradually implementing DApps into their products. And there are several reasons why. Decentrali...
02 June 2022 /retail /crypto Fintech
Paul Marcantonio Head of UK/Western Europe at Ecommpay
Despite cryptocurrencies surging in popularity in recent years, even the most vocal Bitcoin advocate would have to concede that few people regularly use their digital coins to purchase goods and services, with many wary of using the peer-to-peer cash replacement through fears of extreme volatility. Although today cryptocurrencies are primarily vie...
31 May 2022 /crypto /predictions Fintech
Omri Argaman Chief Growth Officer at Zoomd
2021 was a tipping point for crypto. Interest in and coverage about crypto shifted from fringe blogs and social networks to the mainstream media. And this shift is supported by actual user interest. A survey of 500 US consumers found that 31.2% said that they’d definitely use or invest in cryptocurrencies. An additional 48.8% said that they might ...
29 May 2022 /startups /crypto Marketing in Financial Services
Mikael Lijtenstein CEO at AstroPay
Providing seamless payment journey, with the options for customers to pay with their preferred local payment methods, is not only necessary for international crypto exchanges, but it is key to make trading easier and accelerate the speed and growth of crypto transactions. This, however, is easier said than done. Identifying all the major payment s...
27 May 2022 /payments /crypto The Payments Business
Retired Member
Last week, I've posted here about our conversation with Stephanie Feldt, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel at Trading.com. Today, I’ll share insights provided by Shelley Schachter-Cahm, Chief Compliance Officer at CEX.io. She has a vast experience in Financial Services compliance, ranging from banking to payments, and now crypto. Th...
25 May 2022 /regulation /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Lissele Pratt Co-founder at Capitalixe
Since the rise of cryptocurrency, there has been much debate about which is better, cryptocurrency or fiat? Both have pros and cons, and figuring out which is better depends on the business using it. Some people believe that cryptocurrency is a better investment for the future, while others argue that fiat money like the US dollar is more stable a...
24 May 2022 /payments /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
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