Tagged: perspective

October 17, 2022 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

A day before Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) will post its Q3 earnings, a report has been distributed indicating Goldman will pursue a major overhaul of the structure of the banking firm. According to WSJ.com, investment banking and trading will now be a single division, asset and… Read More

October 16, 2022 @ 11:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

There has been much discussion as to the benefits of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Many developed countries are researching the pros and cons, and China has been testing with consumers a digital yuan for some time now. The flip side to a CBDC is… Read More

October 15, 2022 @ 4:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Senator John Hickenlooper sent a letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler criticizing the SEC’s inability to provide bright-line rules on digital assets. One of the most interesting aspects of the letter is that it came from a Democrat Senator who is chastizing an… Read More

October 15, 2022 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee met to discuss several key topics regarding access to capital and smaller firms. One of the topics revolved around initial public offerings (IPOs), a sector of finance that tanked in 2022. In fact, according… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

  This past week, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) revealed it had received regulatory approval to provide services in Singapore, the leading Fintech hub in Asia,  At the same time, it was announced that Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong is expected to participate at the annual Singapore… Read More

October 10, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Barry James  |  

‘Going for Growth’ Liz Truss’ Style Has Led the UK to A Precipice – Can MPs Pull it Back In Time?   Dear MPs, As Liz Truss launches her pincer movement in parliament this week – a ‘charm offensive’ coupled no doubt with a touch… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

June 2021 Promotion by Kardashian has the potential of being viewed by 328 million followers in what many think may have been the “financial promotion with the single biggest audience reach in history.” There has been plenty of chatter about the US Securities and Exchange… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 11:00 pm By Barry James  |  

It’s Time for a Safe Pair of Hands – Before It’s Too Late The first thing that Kwasi Kwarteng did as Chancellor injected so much risk into the British economy that the investors he was seeking to attract had, quite predictably, the opposite reaction. Any… Read More

September 16, 2022 @ 6:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Currently, the Democrats control the legislative and executive branches of government meaning they should be able to run wild with their legislative agenda. The reality is a bit different though, due to close margins in both the House and Senate and the fact that moderates… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has been tweeting regularly this past week addressing the Merge where Ethereum moves from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS). The transition is expected to extend the runway for Ethereum which is the most popular smart contract platform… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 3:49 pm By Steve Loader  |  

Just 14 of the last 97 recently launched IPOs saw a share price improvement between their first-day trading price and the end of August 2022. The remaining 83 suffered a decrease, according to data published by IPOScoop. The figures could indicate the real growth potential… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 9:32 pm By Agnes Beatrice Gambill West  |  

Lately, there has been a flurry of ethics rules, advisory opinions, and proposed legislation to curtail government employees and their family members from freely trading cryptocurrencies. While the purpose of this clampdown is justifiable — eliminating conflicts of interest and insider trading — excessively limiting participation in something so… Read More

August 16, 2022 @ 6:21 pm By Paolo Ardoino  |  

Inflation continues to rise globally, especially across Latin America where hyperinflation afflicts many countries. Could Bitcoin and the emerging digital token economy be the answer? Across Latin America, a story of inflation and ineffective central bank policy is the order of the day. In Mexico,… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Nadeau, the Director of Ecosystem Strategy at Invenium and Founder of The DeFi Report, recently noted that the Ethereum merge to proof of stake is “setting up to be one of the most important moments in the history of crypto.” The investing community is “bullish… Read More

August 9, 2022 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Criticism from various corners of the political ring continues to lament the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act – legislation that even supporters are describing as a climate bill and not doing much to mitigate inflation. SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan has issued… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 10:09 am By Paul H. Jossey  |  

Hot summer temperatures have done nothing for the current “crypto winter,” which has seen a $2 trillion market drop from highs last year. The downswing, including the spectacular failure of the Terra Luna ecosystem and a cascade of exchanges temporarily halting withdrawals, has livened crypto’s… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, it was reported that a bipartisan group of US Senators had developed legislation aimed at providing greater regulatory clarity regarding crypto in the US. Senators from the Senate Agriculture Committee joined to craft a bill that gave the Commodity Futures Trading Commission… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its 41st annual Small Business Forum report, an effort to help guide the Commission on important issues facing small businesses and access to capital in the USA. While the SEC focuses most of its attention… Read More

July 29, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a non-profit DC think tank that advocates on behalf of free markets, has published a paper on stablecoins as well as central bank digital currencies. While CBDCs are state-managed digital currencies, perhaps utilizing blockchain technology, stablecoins are issued and managed… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) has long championed entrepreneurship in Washington, DC. Founded in 1994, the SBE Council claims over 100,000 members. Its mission is to educate and advocate on behalf of these smaller firms – which typically do not have the… Read More