Finadium: Trust, Technology and Advances in Crypto Privacy

February 12, 2019

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

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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

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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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