In this conversation, we talk with Paul Rowady, who is the Director of Research for Alphacution Research Conservatory. Paul has a deep background in capital markets, derivatives, and the macro structure of the industry. He has been uncovering the transformation of that structure with data driven analyses, making visible the economics of market makers like Citadel and retail order flow aggregators like Robinhood. This is a rich discussion of what trading stocks is really like. And make sure to check out Alphacution.
Fueling a renewed bull run, Ukraine used crypto to raise funds, while Russians bought crypto to evade their currency's collapse.
With a message on Twitter and complaints of locked accounts, Crypto.com announced it was the first significant exchange hacked in 2022.
Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen spoke at American University about the government's role in creating cryptocurrencies or CBDCs.
In this conversation, we chat with Daniel Finlay – a former Apple software developer, co-founder and co-lead developer on MetaMask – a non-custodial Ethereum wallet, allowing users to store Ether and other ERC-20 tokens and make transactions. Further. With the growth of DeFi and NFTs over the past year, MetaMask has increased in prominence as an entry point for novice users. So much so that its user base is now over 20 million monthly active users.
More specifically, we touch on how Dan went from teaching kids to code to having an app rejected by the Apple App Store to MetaMask, the philosophy behind e-government, questioning the role and job of software engineers, how crypto wallets compare to neobanks, and so so much more!
AllianceBlock Fundrs aims to take the best elements from venture capital, blockchain, and social media and combine them to create a more effective, 21st-century model to fund promising startups.
International cross-border banking system SWIFT announced it was building integration with Chainlink.
Argentina has lagged behind the region in new fintech trends such as Open Finance. 2023 could be the year for regulating crypto instead.
One of the world's biggest payment processors, Visa made a clear statement: like credit cards and online banking before, NFTs and blockchain are the waves of the future.
Ram Ahluwalia believes there are plenty of layers to peel off the FTX onion, but the reasons for some recent actions may be straightforward.