Brazilian lawmakers are considering a bill to bar banks and payment institutions from processing Pix payments until the central bank can ensure customer safety.
WestCap is leading what appears to be the largest funding round in crypto history.
This year's list is focused on fintech's most powerful dealmakers from the past year, with extra emphasis on partnerships that act not just as funders but also strategic advisors; the fintech sector in particular has taken the term partnership to a new level as these startups need the investment and advisory relationship more than other sectors; Vanessa Colella of Citi Ventures explains, "We are beginning to observe much more of a push toward collaboration - a shift from complete independence to an interest in building tools with established players that happened really quickly in this sector." Source
Fidelity recently conducted a survey which found that about half of institutional investors consider digital assets to be worthy of...
Cryptocurrencies have received a lot of attention in the last few months; currently there are about 15 dedicated hedge funds to the space, by end of 2017 there will be about 100 crypto hedge funds; General Crypto's Managing Partner Logan Kugler talks about the hedge fund growth and the strategy behind his fund buying and holding coins with game changing value; with a significant jump in institutional capital coming he helped put together a list of top cryptocurrency investors who all share their thoughts on their top three crypto choices. Source
BNP Paribas, China Construction Bank (Asia), DBS, MUFG, Societe Generale and Standard Chartered have all joined the iLex platform to 'accelerate the digitization of corporate loan markets.' The 6 global syndicated loan book runners are joining iLex as partner banks in order to support 'innovation
In the aftermath of stablecoin disaster, the institutionalization of crypto assets hangs in the balance, regulatory supervision is key.
In the aftermath of stablecoin disaster, the institutionalization of crypto assets hangs in the balance, regulatory supervision is key.
In the aftermath of stablecoin disaster, the institutionalization of crypto assets hangs in the balance, regulatory supervision is key.
In the aftermath of stablecoin disaster, the institutionalization of crypto assets hangs in the balance, regulatory supervision is key.