When does securities finance need to pay attention to crypto financing? (Premium)

January 4, 2021

Cryptocurrency, Custodians, Prime Brokerage, Securities Lending, Technology

Crypto, Prime Brokerage, securities finance, topstory

The ecosystem of cryptocurrency firms engaged in margin, repo and “securities lending” of crypto positions has an element of the Wild West about it. This market is also mostly separated,…

Fintech Blueprint: “Bill Gross” of crypto fixed income Yearn in flurry of mergers

November 30, 2020

Anna Reitman

News and Notes – Fintech

blockchain, Crypto, DAO, mergers, Yearn

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Yearn is a blockchain-native fixed income active asset manager. For 2020 at least, Yearn is the “Bill Gross” of crypto, playing across trading fees, interest maximization, dividend farming, governance rewards,…

A crypto prime broker appears in hedge fund SEC fillings (Premium)

November 3, 2020

Josh Galper

Cryptocurrency, Prime Brokerage, Regulatory, Technology

Crypto, Form ADV, hedge funds, Prime Brokerage, topstory

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We updated our database of hedge fund/prime brokerage relationships this week (available to Finadium subscribers at https://finadium.com/adv-hf-pb/) and noticed a new name listed as prime broker. Crypto has made its…

Fintech scandals under scrutiny as calls for regulatory intervention grow (Premium)

July 8, 2020

Anna Reitman

Technology

Balancer, Crypto, cybersecurity, fintech, Robinhood, technology, topstory, Wirecard

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A series of scandals in the fintech industry has amplified calls for regulators to step in. We review some of the issues being raised and talk to an advanced tech…

Finadium: Trust, Technology and Advances in Crypto Privacy

February 12, 2019

Josh Galper

Cryptocurrency, Technology

Crypto, Finadium, privacy, technology

No Comments

Trust remains a critical component of building a successful crypto marketplace. While cryptocurrencies and tokens have proven theoretically interesting to the public, continued hacks and exposures of transactions mean that…

VentureBeat: Whatsapp gateway could propel Facebook’s crypto ambitions

January 6, 2019

Anna Reitman

News and Notes – Fintech

Crypto, Facebook, stablecoins

No Comments

Facebook discreetly formed an internal unit early in 2018 dedicated to exploring blockchain technology led by David Marcus, former president of well-trusted PayPal. Then in December, we learned the company…

Crypto is bypassing the securities industry

November 12, 2018

Josh Galper

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Market infrastructure, Securities Lending, Technology

blockchain, Crypto, Repo, Securities Lending, topstory

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A new crypto infrastructure is emerging that replicates many of the features of the securities industry yet operates under important different principles. While some efforts are being made by crypto…

Crypto is mimicking securities finance business models but with vastly different technology

July 30, 2018

Josh Galper

Cryptocurrency, Securities Lending, Technology

BlockFi, Crypto, technology, topstory

No Comments

The cryptocurrency industry is growing up. In the latest move to bolster this emerging ecosystem, BlockFi, a provider of cash loans for cryptocurrency, received a $52.5 million investment from Galaxy…

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When does securities finance need to pay attention to crypto financing? (Premium)

Fintech Blueprint: “Bill Gross” of crypto fixed income Yearn in flurry of mergers

A crypto prime broker appears in hedge fund SEC fillings (Premium)

Fintech scandals under scrutiny as calls for regulatory intervention grow (Premium)

Finadium: Trust, Technology and Advances in Crypto Privacy

VentureBeat: Whatsapp gateway could propel Facebook’s crypto ambitions

Crypto is bypassing the securities industry

Crypto is mimicking securities finance business models but with vastly different technology

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