It's official. European members of parliament have overwhelmingly voted in support with 517 for (and 38 against) MiCA. MiCA, or the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, is now a regulatory framework for crypto assets in the European Union (EU). The goal of MiCA is to establish a harmonized regulatory framework for crypto assets across the EU… Continue reading Crypto Regulation
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Blockchain Layer One Proliferation
There are numerous Layer 1 networks which have proliferated over the past 24 months, in part to Ethereum’s limited ability to scale. Side stepping ETH2.0’s story, there still are new(er) networks and private capital being deployed to this space. Some are simple forks of ETH, but many of these being built are different, even if… Continue reading Blockchain Layer One Proliferation
FinTech as a Service
Come and join us tomorrow as we speak with the Rize team on their business model. “Through one API and one contract, a client will have all of the tools at their disposal to, not only get to product parity with the leading neobanks of today, but also to build across other verticals to deliver… Continue reading FinTech as a Service
Founder Conversations in November
We've got some great founders coming in this month with fintechfridays.com. November 5th (last week) we had Matt Memer of Linus on crypto November 12th (this week) we're having Scarlett Sieber-Wrighton come on and debrief us of all that was Money2020 this past monthNovember 19th will be spent wtih Justin Howell of Rize on fintech-as-a-serviceNovember… Continue reading Founder Conversations in November
Leadership
Quick story time, as it’s 35° where I am, and I’m about to go skydiving if this weather ever warms up. I was 19 years old and heading out on my first deployment to Iraq. Unbeknownst to me, I was a sponge when it came to watching seasoned combat veterans prepare, and I hung on… Continue reading Leadership
Secondary Markets and EquityZen
This week the crew will be speaking to Phil of EquityZen on all things that are secondary markets. Primer to the conversation here <- Link to Clubhouse here <- Fintechfridays.com https://fintechfridays.com/ https://fintechfridays.com/
ODFintech1
I’ll be blogging about my experience through the On Deck program. Yesterday was the first kickoff session. So far it seems like we’ll get out what we put in. As always in life, networking is a large aspect and vitally important both in and out of work. I view this program as a progression in… Continue reading ODFintech1
Fintech Friday’s lineup for June 🥊
June's lineup for FintechFriday is going to be great - chatting with all these amazing founders alongside Vaibhav, Jane, Cokie, and Yann🚀 June 4th: Alloy on all that is identity & APIs with Tommy, Charles, Laura, and Edwina. June 11th: Hummingbird on everything AML, compliance, and counter-terrorist financing investigations with Joe & Matthew. June 18th:… Continue reading Fintech Friday’s lineup for June 🥊
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