Tagged: perspective

Reg CF: Where on Earth Are All the Form C-AR Filings?

Look, I’m the CEO of an equity crowdfunding company, so believe me when I say that I want Regulation Crowdfunding [Reg CF] to work. But I’m deeply concerned that an apparent recent trend of non-compliance with SEC filing requirements could erode investor trust and pose… Read More

DealMaker CEO Welcomes House Passage of the Expanding Access to Capital Act

Last week, the US House of Representatives approved HR 2799, or the Expanding Access to Capital Act. The legislation incorporated a long list of items aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and innovators while helping investors participate in promising offerings. House Representatives voted along party lines. Some items… Read More

UK Fintech Wise Could Be Benefitting Considerably From Higher Interest Rates, According to Industry Analyst

Simon Taylor, an experienced Fintech strategist, notes that the latest Fintech results season is witnessing Wise (LSE:WISE) really “hitting its stride.” As HSBC competitor Zing launches, Wise revenue is “up 23% YoY and its above its IPO price.” Simon Taylor has examined why Wise revenuers… Read More

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to Reveal Spring Budget, Fintechs Share Opinions

Tomorrow (March 6, 2024), the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will reveal the Spring Budget. Will there be tax cuts? Will ISAs be expanded?  Will the inheritance tax go away? We will know soon enough. As there is an election looming, you can expect… Read More

The Death Trap: How Startups Risk It All to Go Public

  My father-in-law always used to say, “If you sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas.” Well, increasingly, it seems many founders – and their early investors – are discovering how painfully true that is, as the promise of an early IPO turns into… Read More

Crowdfund Capital Advisors Founder Voices Support of the Expanding Access to Capital Act: “It’s a commitment to America’s spirit of enterprise”

Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss, Principal and co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), has sent a letter to Congress supporting HR 2799 or the Expanding Access to Capital Act – legislation that is designed to help entrepreneurs and small businesses while boosting the economy. The letter has… Read More

Kadan Stadelmann of Komodo Comments on Ripple v. SEC Lawsuit

Crowdfund Insider recently caught up with Kadan Stadelmann, a blockchain developer, operations security professional, and Komodo Platform’s CTO. As a side note, Komodo, a blockchain interoperability and atomic swap technology leader, recently rebranded its flagship end-user application from “AtomicDEX” to “Komodo Wallet” and its “AtomicDEX… Read More

Fintech Entrepreneur Says Chairman Gary Gensler Has Done Significant Damage to SEC

Ram Ahluwalia, founder of PeerIQ (sold) and now founder of Lumida, has slammed Chairman Gary Gensler, claiming the damage he has done to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is significant. Ahluwalia references an article that quoted former SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar. In the article… Read More

Stephen Pair from BitPay Shares Insights on Current Trends in Crypto Payments Ecosystem

Stephen Pair, co-founder and CEO of BitPay, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Stephen Pair from Bitpay talked about the current state of crypto adoption and how the financial services sector can be enhanced with digital currency transactions. Stephen also talked about… Read More

Outdated COBOL Still Supporting Mission Critical Apps, which Could Negatively Impact Financial System, Fintech Professionals Claims

Despite it being more than 60 years old, it is thought that around 70% of large corporations – including those in the government, banking, finance, insurance, and automotive industries – still rely on the programming language COBOL for much of their mission critical work. Anne… Read More

Jeff Nowicki, VP of Banking at Treasury Prime, Comments on Impact of Inflation on Big Banks

After many shakeups in the past year, 2024 is expected to be a difficult year for the entire banking sector. We recently connected with Jeff Nowicki, VP of Banking at Treasury Prime, the embedded finance software company, to discuss banking trends for 2024 and beyond…. Read More

UK’s Assetz Capital Comments on the State of Housing Market and Government’s Potential Role

Andrew Charnley, MD, Assetz Capital, says that housing has been a popular topic of discussion, as both the Conservatives and Labour start to gear up for the next general election. Andrew Charnley from Assetz Capital notes that the UK faces many pressing social issues, but… Read More

Valmar Capital Comments on Key Bitcoin-related Developments, Discusses Fundraising Challenges for Crypto in 2023

Valmar Capital, a digital assets multi-manager multi-strategy platform, notes that volumes, in particular, the 7-day ADV across spot and futures markets are all markedly “lower than the prior week as activity going into the BTC ETF event has waned.” Valmar Capital stated in an extensive… Read More

Crypto Analyst Examines Investment and Trading Strategies Related to Bitcoin and Altcoin Performance in Bull Markets

Dan Morehead, the Founder and Managing Partner of Pantera Capital, recently looked into whether altcoins can outperform Bitcoin during this bull cycle. Dan Morehead noted that this is a question they often hear from digital assets and blockchain industry participants. His colleagues Cosmo Jiang and… Read More

UK Open Banking Services, Despite Security and Privacy Risks, Have Potential to Enhance Payments, According to Fintech Exec

UK Open Banking adoption and integration into the financial ecosystem remains steady with over six years of ongoing developments. CI recently received insights regarding open banking and its “transformative” potential as payments via this method become more widely recognized. Saturday 13th January marked the sixth… Read More

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Indication that Confidence in the Crypto and Blockchain Space Is Growing, Industry Professional Says

David Carlisle, the Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Elliptic, noted that on January 10, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) undertook the landmark step of approving 11 spot Bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs). David Carlisle, who brings a wealth of experience… Read More

Bitpanda Explains Why Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Significant for the Crypto Market

Bitpanda has commented on why they think spot Bitcoin ETFs are a “game-changer” for the crypto market. Bitpanda notes in a blog post the crypto world has “reached an important milestone as major financial institutions receive approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)… Read More

Coincover Comments on Possible Bitcoin ETF Approval: Would Put Pressure on Regulators Worldwide

Many insiders expect the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to decide today whether to approve or not approve a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). The possibility of a spot Bitcoin vehicle trading on the Nasdaq or the NYSE has driven the price of Bitcoin higher… Read More

SEC Posts Video on Accredited Investor Rules, Changes May Be On the Way

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted a video on X discussing the recent Staff review of the definition of an Accredited Investor. The video states that the review of fhe definition is mandated to take place every four years, according to Dodd-Frank. The… Read More

No Value, No Cash Flow, No Yield, No Product, No Service: John Reed Stark Hammers Bitcoin, Crypto in General

John Reed Stark, a former employee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and longtime crypto critic, has taken to X to hammer Bitcoin just as expectations that the SEC will approve Bitcoin ETFs later this month. Stark has been vocal for years now regarding… Read More

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