Strategy

February 27, 2022 @ 7:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stephen Moss, Founder and MD at Sourced Capital, notes that it has been a while since they last discussed their business operations, the journey and what they have been working on “in the background.” Moss wrote in a blog post that in 2018, they became… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 8:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Froman, Vice Chair and President, Strategic Growth at Mastercard (NYSE: MA), notes that shuttered storefronts might be a lingering symbol of the pandemic’s “economic fallout.” However, entrepreneurship is continuing to soar, “with a record 5.4 million new business applications filed in 2021, according to U.S…. Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s investment platform easyMoney has looked into whether a current account is the best home for our funds. Inflation is surging rapidly and interest rates have declined, so easyMoney looks into whether a current account – where interest rates of up to 5% are possible… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andy Rachleff, co-founder and Executive Chairman at Wealthfront, which recently agreed to be acquired by UBS, says that we should keep investing even while the market is volatile. Andy writes in a blog post that when markets are volatile (as they are currently), investors sometimes… Read More

February 23, 2022 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The research team at BitOoda has provided an update on Bitcoin and broader public markets. As of February 15, 2022, $291 million in YTD fund outflows have taken place along with an inverted term structure of BTC volatility now “at 11% realized less implied.” As… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 6:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assurely, an Insurtech that is serving the securities crowdfunding sector, has announced a new partnership with Crowdcheck – a leading legal services firm that specializes in online capital formation. According to a statement from Assurely, the partnership encourages all stakeholders utilizing CrowdCheck’s services to obtain… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nana Murugesan, VP, International and Business Development at Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), says that the digital asset firm will be adopting “a go broad and go deep approach” in order to scale operations internationally so that they can further their mission of bringing more “economic freedom”… Read More

February 18, 2022 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Market prices have been rising in the US at the fastest pace in 40 years — an inflation rate of 7.5% YoY compared to December’s 7%. And the overall impact of inflation has “broadened beyond pandemic-related goods and services,” the team at digital asset firm… Read More

February 17, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Pindrop’s Voice Intelligence and Security Report 2021 provides detailed evidence of how fraudsters have shifted strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to 2020 call centers typically saw fraud rates of one out of every 770 calls, but in 2020 the ratio rose to one out… Read More

February 15, 2022 @ 6:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin started 2022 at around $47,000 but it has been downhill from there. In January, BTC bounced around $33,000 representing a serious haircut for holders that entered the market at the end of 2021. Today, Bitcoin is struggling to regain its crypto-sea legs as it… Read More

February 15, 2022 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The correlation of Bitcoin (BTC) to the Nasdaq stands at around 53% and declining. Recently, the S&P and the Nasdaq have stabilized after the late January 2022 selloff, according to an update from BitOoda. As they’ve noted, a large down day in the Nasdaq is… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 12:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer-to-peer lending provides investors and borrowers various advantages over more traditional forms of finance. However, there’s a potential downside as well. EstateGuru has taken a detailed look at the pros and cons of this form of funding, and the ways in which their platform aims… Read More

February 4, 2022 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The 1inch Network has introduced a new investment tool. According to an update shared with CI, this investment tool “takes advantage of more efficient use of capital than in regular AMM pools.” As explained in the announcement, the 1inch Network is consistently working on solutions… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Gemini notes that there has been a considerable decline across the wider crypto market, including Bitcoin, since the beginning of 2022. However, Gemini points out in a report shared with CI that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are “thriving.” The update… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Justin Daniels  |  

Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are currently the belle of the blockchain ball. The revenue related to sales of NFT’s are staggering: $69 Million for Beeple while NBA’s Top Shot swished over $700M in sales in less than a year. Open Sea, the largest NFT exchange, has a… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset trading tanked during January, a statement that should come as no surprise to industry observers. CryptoCompare, a digital asset data provider, states that Bitcoin trading sunk by 23.3%, and Ethereum performed even worse dropping by 36.9%. This is in contrast to all-time trading… Read More

January 30, 2022 @ 12:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Zhang, the Co-founder and CEO at Fintech Airwallex, notes that in the past year, they continued on their journey to build one of the biggest international financial infrastructures by expanding their platform capabilities and geographic presence. Zhang writes in a blog post that Airwallex… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 6:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zafin, the SaaS Cloud-native product and pricing platform for banking institutions and credit unions, announced that it has acquired FINCAD, a global firm focused on pricing and risk analytics of financial derivatives and fixed income products. By acquiring FINCAD, Zafin expands its product portfolio and… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 11:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Several geopolitical and macroeconomic factors are behind the crash in cryptocurrency prices to begin 2022, two industry watchers believe. For Eli Ndinga, a research lead at cryptocurrency issuer Amun, the crash, at least in the short term, can be correlated with macroeconomic events such as… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinshares reports that digital asset investment inflows totaled $14.4 million last week. While breaking a 5-week downward trend, the amount was still pretty small. Coinshares states that total assets under management (AuM) are now $51 billion, the lowest since early August 2021, having fallen 41%… Read More