Robinhood’s order flow disrupting equities and crypto market structure, with...
In this conversation, we chat with Paul Rowady is the Founder and Director of Research for Alphacution Research Conservatory and a 30-year veteran of proprietary, hedge fund and capital markets...
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In this conversation, we chat with Tim Frost, CEO and Co-Founder of Yield App, a fintech app making DeFi accessible to everyone. Prior to founding Yield, Tim helped build 2 previous digital banks,...
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SEC-approved Bitcoin futures ETF goes live
The first Bitcoin Futures ETF in the U.S. has gone live. After months of releasing anti-cryptocurrency statements, the SEC decided late Friday to allow the first crypto-based ETF. ProShares, a firm...
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Congress needs to make crypto regs: Stablecoin report
On Monday, the Treasury published a long-awaited report on stablecoin cryptocurrencies, and they want the government to have more oversight into crypto. Still, they do not believe they have the power...
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Avanti, crypto banks shut out
Like many crypto companies trying to establish themselves in the US, Avanti has compliance challenges. While applying to become a bank in Wyoming and a crypto custody service provider, Avanti has had...
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Crypto Bowl Monday hangover: $100M BlockFi settlement
On Monday, BlockFi agreed to pay $100 million to settle SEC allegations; a couple of hours after the Super bowl ran with so many crypto ads, media began calling it the ‘crypto bowl.’ Through press...
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The SEC environmental reporting proposal: an opportunity for fintech?
In late March 2022, the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a proposal for heightened regulation for emissions reporting. This follows the request for public input, which ran from March...
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Crypto Staking: what does it actually mean?
Ethereum’s merge – we’ve all heard about it. The momentous and risky shift of the world’s second-largest blockchain from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake consensus systems had the crypto world buzzing....
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So Gary, are cryptocurrencies securities?
The regulatory context for cryptocurrencies continues to be vague, with many considering it a significant barrier to the mainstream development of the sector. At the center of the issue for some...
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DeFi compliance within the regulatory “crackdown”
For crypto, a sector that has long demanded more regulatory clarity, 2023 has so far been a wake-up call. Regulators that have been dragging their feet have embarked on a crackdown, each week...
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Government to backstop SVB deposits; Signature Bank shuttered
It was one of the most tumultuous weekends in the history of fintech, as federal regulators and government agencies took swift action to stop the bleeding after Silicon Valley Bank suddenly collapsed....
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Enforcement in lieu of regulation: Coinbase faces the SEC
After a brief interim response to ongoing issues in the banking crisis, regulators have embarked again on their campaign against crypto. This time, their target is Coinbase. On Wednesday, March 22,...
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Coming out of crypto’s regulatory ‘dark age’
AUSTIN, Texas — The headlining takeaway of Consensus 2023, along with most crypto conversations being had these days, is that regulation of the space is one of the industry’s single largest issues....
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Third parties help navigate U.S. staking uncertainty
While most of the crypto industry has been shaken by regulators’ recent offensive, a significant target has been staking services. The first murmurs of a “crypto crackdown” were heard in February...
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Global newsletter: SEC hits Binance with 13 charges
The following is an excerpt from today’s Global Newsletter. Binance was in the news again this morning; as you might expect, it went from bad to terrible. The New York Times reported that the SEC...
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Binance’s alleged ‘web of deception’ may not sway industry
On June 5, 2023, the SEC made headlines again, filing a complaint of 13 counts against the largest crypto exchange worldwide, Binance. Another day, another alleged securities violation from the SEC...
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Coinbase case: Is clarity from SEC close?
In a move that perhaps came as no surprise, the SEC followed up their complaint against Binance with another against Coinbase. This one was nowhere near as spicy. In late March 2023, the SEC issued a...
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The Fintech Five news recap for June 9, 2023
The Fintech Five brings you the top five fintech stories of the week in under two minutes. It is delivered via the Fintech Nexus daily newsletter and website and across Fintech Nexus social media...
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Global newsletter: BlackRock calls out Gensler in crypto staredown
The following is an excerpt from today’s Global Newsletter. The high-stakes poker game of crypto regulation just leveled up. Asset management behemoth BlackRock doubled down on crypto Thursday by...
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Ripple verdict: XRP not an investment contract
Three years in the making, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres reached a verdict today, Thursday, July 13, on the SEC case against Ripple. The SEC originally filed the claim in 2020, stating that...
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