Tagged: cnbc

December 16, 2021 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton visited with CNBC yesterday to discuss meme stocks but he also had the opportunity to share his opinion on crypto. During the show, Clayton professed that he has, “long believed that the rules in that area are… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

CNBC’s annual Disruptor 50 Companies list includes 11 Fintechs with Robinhood leading the pack. Last year’s list included 12 Fintechs but this sector still tops all other categories. This really should come as no surprise to industry observers as innovation in financial services is forging… Read More

February 12, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Max Levchin, CEO and founder of fintech Affirm and PayPal co-founder, sat down with CNBC’s Squawk on the Street team to discuss its fintech Affirm, including its latest earnings and outlook, as well as cryptocurrency. As previously reported, Affirm is a point of sale credit… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Noah Kerner, the CEO of micro-investing mobile app Acorns, joined CNBC’s Squawk on the Street on Tuesday to discuss the Acorns platform, along with the importance of diversification during the latest retail trading surge. During his interview, Kerner revealed that the Acorns platform has almost… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Vlad Tenev, the CEO of modern trading platform Robinhood, sat down with Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss how he thinks markets will be affected post the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion notably happened amid retail investors piling into equities at a rapid rate in the… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tim Draper, a billionaire VC and crypto advocate, was interviewed on CNBC today. Draper shared that he has been out of the market for about 6 months and, alternatively, invested in crypto including Bitcoin, an asset class he views as a safe-haven of sorts. The… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 7:21 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The SEC has voted to implement a new rule compelling securities broker-dealers to act in clients’ best interests. SEC Chairperson Jay Clayton spoke about the new rule, as well as the SEC’s treatment of cryptocurrencies, in a televised interview for CNBC’s Squawk Box program June 6th. … Read More

January 28, 2019 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Micro-investing app Acorns successfully secured $105 million through its Series E funding round, bringing the company’s valuation reportedly up to$860 million. BlackRock, Bain Capital Ventures, TPG’s Rise Fund, DST and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital notably participated in the round.  Founded in 2012, Acorns’ proprietary financial engine allows… Read More

June 24, 2018 @ 6:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs announced earlier this year the creation of an in-house cryptocurrency trading desk – a first for a top tier bank. A Goldman rep made the comment that it “resonates” when clients want to hold Bitcoin (and they would need to go elsewhere if… Read More

June 7, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Cali Haan  |  

Cryptocurrency used to fundraise for business ventures are regulated securities, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are not, and relevant laws will reman, the same, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson, Jay Clayton, said yesterday on CNBC. The point made by Clayton draws a hard line for any… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 4:16 pm By Cali Haan  |  

After a fairly flat quarter of stock performance in Q1 2018, PayPal CFO John Rainey sat down with CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer last week to discuss growth of the company, plans for its mobile payment app Venmo and the possibility of enabling crypto… Read More

May 7, 2018 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Warren Buffet, the founder of Berkshire Hathaway and a legendary investor, is no fan of cryptocurrency. Speaking with CNBC this week during their annual shareholder meeting, Buffet told Becky Quick that bitcoin is “rat poison squared.” Not exactly a compliment. Buffet believes that “cryptocurrencies will come… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 8:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Crypto Invest Summit, a cryptocurrency and blockchain investment conference, has announced that popular “crypto-trader” Ran Neu-Ner will bring his show live to the forthcoming event scheduled to take place on May 1st and 2nd. The inclusion of the show is nice addition to… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kevin O’Leary, one of the sharks on Sharktank who calls himself Mr. Wonderful, was visiting with the team at CNBC Squawk Box yesterday when he discussed a forthcoming initial coin offering for a “very prestigious hotel brand” with the security being offered to global investors. … Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prominent Silicon Valley investor Jason Calacanis visited with CNBC’s SquawkAlley this past week while enjoying some time in Davos, Switzerland. Last month, Calacanis told Squawk that Bitcoin is a bubble. This time, Calacanis said Bitcoin could go to zero and gave it a 1/3 chance… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 11:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an example of how crazy the Crypto/Blockchain sector is right now. Longfin (NASDAQ:LFIN) listed its shares on NASDAQ on December 13th at $5 a share. The company used the Reg A+ crowdfunding exemption to raise the money apparently selling 2.3 million shares out… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

“I just don’t believe this Bitcoin thing.” – Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Holding Company Chairman Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal was interviewed on CNBC today where he discussed a plethora of political and financial topics. The one that appears to be capturing the most attention… Read More

September 23, 2017 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY (a cloud graphics company), visited with CNBC on Friday to discuss cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and Ethereum in general. The discussion was a bit convoluted which is indicative of the confusion within the mainstream media and financial services space but Urbach countered… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 11:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following an appearance on Shark Tank back in 2014, Sara Margulis’ HoneyFund received backing from Kevin O’Leary (AKA Mr. Wonderful). O’Leary is spending some time on CNBC Squawk Box this week to fill in for vacations and one of the first guests on Squawk was… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Asia is hot when it comes to technology. Perhaps more so regarding Fintech as it is the largest internet finance market in the world. Israel is globally known as the Innovation Nation. Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is helping to boost the Israel – China… Read More