The MiCA Bill was passed in April, bringing with it a possible end to the lack of clarity in European crypto but it's not all plain sailing.
Michael Weisz, Founder & President of YieldStreet, spoke one-on-one with Bo Brustkern on LendIt Fintech Digital about the growth opportunities...
Microsoft has partnered with AMIS and the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan to form Asia's first blockchain consortium; the partnership will build on the success of Microsoft's Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) on Microsoft Azure which it announced in April; the consortium will focus on blockchain solutions that provide increased efficiency and cost savings for companies in Taiwan. Source
At the Ethereum Developer Conference on November 9, Microsoft announced that it would offer blockchain building blocks as part of its Azure cloud hosting platform; the Ethereum Blockchain as a Service (EBaaS) offering allows developers to quickly launch an Ethereum environment which includes code building blocks for SmartContracts and a semi-private testing environment with a blockchain which then can be migrated to the public Ethereum environment; the offering is in partnership with development house ConsenSys. Source
The Confidential Consortium framework called Coco is an ethereum-based protocol that organizations can use to process information on the ethereum blockchain; Microsoft Azure's CTO says it can help enterprises scale their operations securely; explaining the benefits of the technology, Coco user, Tom Racette, vice president at Mojix, said: "Being able to run our existing supply chain Dapp code much faster within Coco framework is a great performance improvement that will reduce friction when we talk about enterprise blockchain readiness with our retail customers. Adding data confidentiality support without sacrificing this improvement is what will enable us to lead the digital transformation we are envisioning with smart supply chains." Source
By using open banking technology, SMEs using Microsoft Dynamics 365 cloud-based enterprise software platform will be able to access and unlock financing offers without leaving their business management platform.
Videogames have already had an outsize influence on corporate technology in areas like cloud-computing, AI, virtual marketplaces and cryptocurrency. In a union of Microsoft and Activision, much more would be on the way, analysts say.
Ahead of his presentation at LendIt Europe 2017, Richard Peers, Director of the Financial Services Industry at Microsoft discusses fintech with Verdict; provides his perspective on artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, challenger banks, why London is a great place for startups, and what firms can learn from the Chinese market. Source
The term loan from Silvergate Bank can also be used for general corporate purposes.
Utilizing a combination of tools from CeFi and DeFi, Midas.investments has proposed strategies to create yield even in an economic downturn.